Focused Passage

Leviticus 20:6-8

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6 Whoever 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.

7 Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

8 And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Cross-references

Isaiah 8:19 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 10:13 Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:31 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 15:23 Classic cross-references Exodus 22:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoever וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ H5315 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative turns תִּפְנֶ֤ה H6437 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition mediums הָֽאֹבֹת֙ H178 Article | Noun - masculine plural . . . וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition or spiritists הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים H3049 Article | Noun - masculine plural to prostitute himself לִזְנ֖וֹת H2181 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct with them אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם H310 Preposition | third person masculine plural I will also set וְנָתַתִּ֤י H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My face פָּנַי֙ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular against that person בַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular . . . הַהִ֔וא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular and cut him off וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular from מִקֶּ֥רֶב H7130 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct his people עַמּֽוֹ׃ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Peter 1:16 Classic cross-references Leviticus 11:44 Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:2 Classic cross-references Joshua 3:5 Classic cross-references Leviticus 20:26 Classic cross-references

Original words

Consecrate yourselves וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural therefore, and be וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural holy קְדֹשִׁ֑ים H6918 Adjective - masculine plural because כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 5:23 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:13 Classic cross-references James 1:22 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:1 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 37:28 Classic cross-references

Original words

And you shall keep וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My statutes חֻקֹּתַ֔י H2708 Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular and practice them וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֹתָ֑ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular who sanctifies you מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ H6942 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

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