Do not tear or cut the skin in mourning
Commandment 73ProhibitionParashat Re'ehIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Scripture
"You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.
Hebrew
א בָּנִים אַתֶּם, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם: לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ, וְלֹא-תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם--לָמֵת.
Greek
1 Υἱοί ἐστε κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν· οὐ φοιβήσετε, οὐκ ἐπιθήσετε φαλάκρωμα ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ νεκρῷ·
Classification
- Parashah: Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch: 467
- 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.