- their beards:
- All these were signs of deep mourning; which, though forbidden on funeral occasions, were customary, and perhaps counted allowable, on seasons of public calamity, and this mourning was probably on account of the destruction of Jerusalem. "Ye shall not¹ roundª° the cornersª of your heads,ª neither¹ shalt thou marª°¹ the cornersª of thy beard.ª ... Ye shall not¹ makeª° any² cuttingsª in your fleshª for the dead,ª nor¹ printª° any marksª¹ upon you: I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 19:27-28} + "Ye¹ [are] the childrenª of the LORDª your God:ª ye shall not¹ cut²° yourselves,¹ nor¹ makeª° any baldnessª between¹ your eyesª for the dead.ª°" {Deu 14:1} + "Wherefore Hanunª tookª° David'sª¹ servants,ª and shaved offª° the¹ one halfª of their beards,ª and cut offª°¹ their garmentsª in the middle,ª [even] to¹ their buttocks,ª and sent them away.ª°" {2Sm 10:4} + "He is gone upª° to Bajith,ª and to Dibon,ª the high places,ª to weep:ª Moabª shall howlª° over¹ Nebo,ª and over¹ Medeba:ª on all¹ their headsª [shall be] baldness,ª [and] every¹ beardª cut off.²°¹" {Isa 15:2}
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