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Leviticus 20:6-8
New English Translation
Leviticus 20:6-8
New English Translation
Prohibition against Spiritists and Mediums[a]
6 “‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits[b] to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face[c] against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.
Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience
7 “‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 8 You must be sure to obey my statutes.[d] I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
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- Leviticus 20:6 sn For structure and coherence in Lev 20:6-27 see the note on v. 27 below.
- Leviticus 20:6 tn See the note on the phrase “familiar spirits” in Lev 19:31 above.
- Leviticus 20:6 tn Heb “I will give my faces.”
- Leviticus 20:8 tn Heb “And you shall keep my statutes and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 22:31, etc.).
Leviticus 20:6-8
New International Version
Leviticus 20:6-8
New International Version
6 “‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.(A)
7 “‘Consecrate yourselves(B) and be holy,(C) because I am the Lord your God.(D) 8 Keep my decrees(E) and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.(F)
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