In Leviticus 19: 28- ''Do not cut your bodies for the dead (out of mourning. for this originated from witchcraft, when satanists wanted to 'become one' with satan.) or put tattoo marks on yourselves.'' God doesn't want you to tattoo for the dead, for things on earth will not last long, but his kingdom endures forever. God doesn't want mourning, but gladness in your life.
Jewish answer
The relevant word in Leviticus 19:28 means the same thing today that it has meant in the past.
Leviticus 19:28 in the Bible references not marking your body with tattoos as a prohibition, stating "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you."
Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
"Tattoo" can be found once in the NIV in Leviticus 19:28... and not at all in the KJV.
Yes. Tattooing is forbidden in Jewish religious belief, citing Leviticus 19:28. Leviticus 19:28: (NIV): "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord."
A prohibition about body piercing and marking (tattooing) is found in the Book of Leviticus chapter 19 verse 28: "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord." (NIV translation)
The translations do not mention 'piercing' but most would associate this type of 'mutilation of the body' - the sacred vessel of God to the following verse:Leviticus 19:28New King James Version (NKJV) 28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.
Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:28 Goliath had a tatoo on his chest. It was a fish. But history don't use the word tattoo in that case.
I just did a Bible search at BibleGateway; the word "tattoo" is not found there. The relevant verse, Leviticus 19:28, says: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord."You must have read a more recent translation, for example, the New International Version does use the word "tattoo" for the same verse.
Leviticus 19:28:Ye shall not... print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.NIV:"Do not...put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD."
Leviticus 19:28 "...you shall not etch a tattoo on yourselves" Halakhah does not distinguish between different kinds of tattoos.
In the Book of Leviticus 19:28 are two prohibitions of an unnatural disfigurement of the body. "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you.: I am the LORD."
The Star of David tattoo is simply meant to represent a strong association with the Jewish faith. It can also represent Jewish identity more broadly.