Leviticus

Leviticus 19:31

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
turn	תִּפְנ֤וּ	tip̄·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6437 turn
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
mediums	הָאֹבֹת֙	hā·’ō·ḇōṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H178 skin-bottle, necromancer
spiritists	הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים	hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3049 familiar spirit
do not seek them out	תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ	tə·ḇaq·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1245 seek
or you will be defiled	לְטָמְאָ֣ה	lə·ṭā·mə·’āh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
by them	בָהֶ֑ם	ḇā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

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