Leviticus
Leviticus 20:27
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.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man | וְאִ֣ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| or | אֽוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| a woman | אִשָּׁ֗ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| who is | יִהְיֶ֨ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a medium | א֛וֹב | ’ō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H178 skin-bottle, necromancer |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| spiritist | יִדְּעֹנִ֖י | yid·də·‘ō·nî | Noun - masculine singular | H3049 familiar spirit |
| must surely be put to death | מ֣וֹת | mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
| They shall be stoned | יִרְגְּמ֥וּ | yir·gə·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7275 stone, kill by stoning |
| their blood | דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם | də·mê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| upon them | בָּֽם׃פ | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.