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what dose this mean.  are we aloud????

LEVITICUS 19:28


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This is the King James quote:

28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

My guess is that in the more recent translations the word tattoo is more clearly stated. In the Hebrew version the word used denotes tattoo. So if you're referring to tattoos, the answer is no. According to the Bible tatoos were a mark of slavery, and the People of Israel (and by implication Christians) are supposed to be beholden only to God.


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This sentence has two prohibitions; the first is against cuts or gashes and the second is against tatoos. Some idol worshipping cults had their priests cut or gash their flesh and even tatoos images onto their bodies.


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It isn't just any random cut, though, the verse says for the dead.

This behavior wouldn't be allowed because Yahweh does not want HIS CHOSEN to follow pagan customs, because HIS CHOSEN are to be separate from the rest of "The World".

Deuteronomy 18:9 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 


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