Leviticus 19:27 meaning and explanation
You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
Leviticus 19:27, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking to Moses for the whole congregation of Israel, gathered at Sinai, in a chapter that applies the call to holiness to everyday life. This verse sits among rules about mourning and pagan religious practice, since cutting the hair at the temples and trimming the beard's edges were customs associated with mourning rites and with the surrounding nations.
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