Men must not shave their beards with a razor
Commandment 69ProhibitionParashat KedoshimIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Scripture
'You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.
Hebrew
לֹא תַקִּפוּ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם וְלֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶךָ׃
Greek
οὐ ποιήσετε σισόην ἐκ τῆς κόμης τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐδὲ φθερεῖτε τὴν ὄψιν τοῦ πώγωνος ὑμῶν
Classification
- Parashah: Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 252
- Mishneh Torah: Knowledge — Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.