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Deuteronomy 14:1-2
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Deuteronomy 14:1-2
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Israel, God’s Special People
14 “You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, you must not cut yourselves or shave your heads[a] to show your sadness. 2 This is because you are different from other people. You belong to the Lord your God. From all the people in the world, the Lord chose you to be his own special people.
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- Deuteronomy 14:1 shave your heads Literally, “shave between your eyes.”
Deuteronomy 14:1-2
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Deuteronomy 14:1-2
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Clean and Unclean Food(A)
14 You are the children(B) of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead, 2 for you are a people holy(C) to the Lord your God.(D) Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.(E)
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