Mesorat%20hashas for Makkot 41:6

ואינו חייב עד שיטלנו בתער: ת"ר (ויקרא כא, ה) ופאת זקנם לא יגלחו יכול אפי' גלחו במספרים יהא חייב ת"ל (ויקרא יט, כז) לא תשחית אי לא תשחית יכול אם לקטו במלקט ורהיטני יהא חייב תלמוד לומר לא יגלחו

And one is not liable until he removes them with a razor.: The rabbis taught in a baraisa, (Leviticus 21, 5) "And the corners of their beards they shall not shave" From this I may think that even if they shaved it with scissors, they would be liable [to malkus]. The Torah therefore says, (Leviticus 19,27) "You shall not destroy". If it only had said "You shall not destroy", then I might think that one who cut it with wood planes or tweezers would be liable. The Torah therefore says, "they shall not shave".

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