Leviticus 19

I rather like this section of the Bible, as it is neat to see the various laws God put in place for His people. Many of them I don't understand, and I wonder if the translation into English just misses some of the cultural implications of the time period. For example, what does it mean to "not round off the corners of the hair on your head or ruin the corners of your beard" (verse 27, NET)? I didn't know my hair had corners :/

The main principles of the laws God put forth are great, of course - it was God giving them after all. In particular I like the regulations about fairness and impartiality (v 15, 35, 36). Here are some others that stand out, for one reason or another:

- "You must not wear a garment made of two different kinds of fabric." (v 19) Does this mean that all our modern clothes made with varying percents of different materials are somehow wrong? Obviously we don't have to follow all of the Law any more (as Christians), but why would God care about something like this?

- "You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake." (v 16) This is a slightly different take on the verse in the NET than other translations I've read, but if accurate I really like it. It would seem to me to be evidence against pure pacifism.