Do not make a bald spot in mourning
Commandment 74ProhibitionParashat 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
בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ וְלֹא־תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם לָמֵת׃
Greek
υἱοί ἐστε κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν οὐ φοιβήσετε οὐκ ἐπιθήσετε φαλάκρωμα ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ νεκρῷ
Classification
- Parashah: Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch: 468
- 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.