וְשֶׂ֣רֶט לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וּכְתֹ֣בֶת קַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥א תִתְּנ֖וּ בָּכֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃
Huwag kayong gagawa ng mga hiwa sa inyong laman dahil sa namatay, at huwag kayong maglalagay sa inyong katawan ng nakaukit na marka. Ako ang Walang-Hanggan.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
וכתובת קעקע . "Do not tattoo your skin." This is an allusion to pagan priests who tattoo themselves as a sign of fealty to their respective deities.