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.’”
Focused Passage
Leviticus 20:27
Holiness, Judgment, and the LORD Who Sanctifies His People
The chapter begins with penalties for Molek worship and warnings against tolerating child sacrifice, then forbids turning to mediums and spiritists. It calls Israel to consecrate themselves because the LORD sanctifies them. It then gives penalties for cursing parents and for multiple sexual sins, including adultery, incest, same-sex intercourse, and bestiality. The chapter closes by commanding Israel to distinguish clean and unclean, reject the nations' practices, and live as the LORD's separated possession.
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Verse 27
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A manוְאִ֣ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularorאֽוֹ־H176Conjunctiona womanאִשָּׁ֗הH802Noun - feminine singular. . .כִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionwho isיִהְיֶ֨הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara mediumא֛וֹבH178Noun - masculine singularorא֥וֹH176Conjunctionspiritistיִדְּעֹנִ֖יH3049Noun - masculine singularmust surely be put to deathמ֣וֹתH4191Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .יוּמָ֑תוּH4191Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralvvvבָּאֶ֛בֶןH68Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularThey shall be stonedיִרְגְּמ֥וּH7275Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraltheir bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םH1818Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural[is] upon themבָּֽם׃פPreposition | third person masculine plural