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Leviticus 19:31

You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

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ASV

Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

KJV

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּפְנ֤וּtif.Nuyou turnH6437 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.Votthe necromancersH178 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.Nimthe soothsayersH3049 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.Shuyou seek [them]H1245 →
לְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'Ahto become uncleanH2930 →
בָהֶ֑םva.Hemby <the> them
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →

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Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?Acts 16:16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.Leviticus 20:27A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”Leviticus 20:6Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.Deuteronomy 18:10Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,2 Chronicles 33:6He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.Leviticus 20:6–7Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.Deuteronomy 18:10–14Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,2 Kings 21:6He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.2 Kings 23:24Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”1 Samuel 28:3Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.Deuteronomy 18:11casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.Exodus 22:18You must not allow a sorceress to live.Isaiah 29:4You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.Isaiah 47:13You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.2 Kings 17:17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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