Deuteronomy 14:1

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Deuteronomy 14:1, word by word

are sonsבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “banim” appears

of YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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cut yourselvesתִתְגֹּדְדוּtitgoddu

cut oneself

Gashing one's skin as a sign of mourning, a pagan custom.

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makeתָשִׂימוּtasimu

put

To put something somewhere.

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any baldnessקָרְחָהkarcha

baldness

A bald spot: a part of the head shaved bare as a sign of mourning.

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your eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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for the deadמֵתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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Translation note

These were mourning rites; Leviticus 19:28 and 21:5 also forbid them.

The context