Leviticus 19:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall not makeתִתְּנוּ֙
(tit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
any cutsוְשֶׂ֣רֶט
(ve·se·ret)
8296a: incisionfrom sarat
in your bodyבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם
(biv·sar·chem,)
1320: fleshfrom basar
for the deadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁ
(la·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
norלֹ֤א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
makeתִתְּנ֖וּ
(tit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
any tattooוּכְתֹ֣בֶת
(u·che·to·vet)
3793: an imprintfrom kathab
marks 
 
3793: an imprintfrom kathab
on yourselves: I am the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Ye shall not make
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
any
kthobeth  (keth-o'-beth)
a letter or other mark branded on the skin -- any (mark).
cuttings
seret  (seh'-ret)
an incision -- cutting.
in your flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
for the dead
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
nor print
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
any marks
qa`aqa`  (kah-ak-ah')
an incision or gash -- + mark.
upon you I am the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.

King James Bible
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh."

International Standard Version
"You are not to make incisions in your flesh on account of the dead nor submit to cuts or tattoos. I am the LORD.

NET Bible
You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never slash your body to mourn the dead, and never get a tattoo. I am the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
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