Leviticus 19:28 meaning and explanation
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:28, Berean Standard Bible
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These instructions come from God through Moses to the whole congregation of Israel, gathered at Sinai and being formed into a distinct people. The verse sits among laws rejecting the mourning customs of surrounding nations, who cut their bodies and marked themselves for the dead.
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