Maimonides
Not to remove the entire beard, like the idolaters, as it is said, “Neither shalt thou mar the corners of the beard” (ibid.).
Leviticus 19:27
- KJV
- Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
- ASV
- Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
- WEB
- “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.
- JPS
- Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.