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.

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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.

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

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

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Verse 6

Original words

Whoeverוְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁH5315Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularאֲשֶׁ֨ראֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeturnsתִּפְנֶ֤הH6437Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionmediumsהָֽאֹבֹת֙H178Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionor spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםH3049Article | Noun - masculine pluralto prostitute himselfלִזְנ֖וֹתH2181Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructwith themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םH310Preposition | third person masculine pluralI will also setוְנָתַתִּ֤יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy faceפָּנַי֙H6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularagainst that personבַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁH5315Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .הַהִ֔ואH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singularand cut him offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularfromמִקֶּ֥רֶבH7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructhis peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃H5971Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Consecrate yourselvesוְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔םH6942Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluraltherefore, and beוִהְיִיתֶ֖םH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralholyקְדֹשִׁ֑יםH6918Adjective - masculine pluralbecauseכִּ֛יH3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃H430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

And you shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙H8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יH2708Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularand practice themוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֹתָ֑םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwho sanctifies youמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃H6942Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

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