5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.


In Context

2 But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh to him, who hath had no husband: for her he may be defiled.

4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

7 They shall not take a wife that is a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

Leviticus 21:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:5" 'Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:5Neither shall they shave their head, nor their beard, nor make incisions in their flesh.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5They shall not make any baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5|'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5They shall not make baldness on their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.