Leviticus
Leviticus 20:6
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever | וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ | wə·han·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| turns | תִּפְנֶ֤ה | tip̄·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6437 turn |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| mediums | הָֽאֹבֹת֙ | hā·’ō·ḇōṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H178 skin-bottle, necromancer |
| or spiritists | הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים | hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3049 familiar spirit |
| to prostitute himself | לִזְנ֖וֹת | liz·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| with them | אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
| I will also set | וְנָתַתִּ֤י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| My face | פָּנַי֙ | pā·nay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| against that person | בַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁ | ban·ne·p̄eš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and cut him off | וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י | wə·hiḵ·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from | מִקֶּ֥רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| his people | עַמּֽוֹ׃ | ‘am·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 19:31 · Isaiah 8:19 · 1 Chronicles 10:13–14 · Leviticus 20:27 · Deuteronomy 18:10–14 · Ezekiel 6:9 · Leviticus 19:26 · Hosea 4:12 · Psalm 73:27 · Exodus 34:15–16 · Numbers 15:39
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.