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Leviticus 20:6

Whoever 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.

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ASV

And the soul that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

KJV

And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshand the personH5315 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
תִּפְנֶ֤הtif.Nehit will turnH6437 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָֽאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.Votthe necromancersH178 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.Nimthe soothsayersH3049 →
לִזְנ֖וֹתliz.Notto act as a prostituteH2181 →
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310 →
וְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.Tiand I will setH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פָּנַי֙pa.Naiface myH6440 →
בַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁba.Ne.feshon the personH5315 →
הַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931 →
וְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
מִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revfrom amongH7130 →
עַמּֽוֹ׃a.Mopeople hisH5971 →

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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,Leviticus 19:31You 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.Exodus 22:18You must not allow a sorceress to live.1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”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?Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”1 Chronicles 10:13–14So 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,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,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.’”Psalms 73:27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.Ezekiel 6:9Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.Exodus 34:15–16Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.Numbers 15:39These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.Hosea 4:12My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.Leviticus 19:26You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or 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.Acts 8:9Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

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