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(A) Don't shave any part of your head or trim your beard or cut yourself to show that you are mourning.

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Don't Mourn like Other Nations

Moses said:

14 (A) People of Israel, you are the Lord's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 14.1 when you mourn … forehead: Or “you must not worship Baal, cutting yourselves and shaving your forehead.”

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