Leviticus 19:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. | You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. | Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you will round off | תַקִּ֔פוּ | ta-KI-fu | H5362B | to surroundנָקַף (na.qaph) 1) to go around, compass, round 1a) (Qal) to go around 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to go around, surround, encompass, enclose 1b2) to make the round, complete the circuit 1b3) to make round, round off |
| [the] side of | פְּאַ֖ת | pe-'AT | H6285 | sideפֵּאָה (pe.ah) 1) corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity 1a) corner 1b) side |
| head your | רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם | rosh-KHEM | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | ve-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you will trim | תַשְׁחִ֔ית | tash-CHIT | H7843 | to ruinשָׁחַת (sha.chat) 1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay 1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spoil, ruin 1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy 1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally) 1c3) destroyer (participle) 1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle) Aramaic equivalent: she.chat (שְׁחַת "to corrupt" H7844) |
| [the] side of | פְּאַ֥ת | pe-'AT | H6285 | sideפֵּאָה (pe.ah) 1) corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity 1a) corner 1b) side |
| beard your | זְקָנֶֽךָ׃ | ze-ka-NE-cha | H2206 | beardזָקָן (za.qan) 1) beard, chin 1a) beard 1b) chin |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.