Leviticus 20:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If anyone turns to mediums or spiritists, prostituting themselves by following them, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his peop.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go whoring after them, I will set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the soul{H5315} that turneth{H6437} unto{H413} them that have familiar spirits,{H178} and unto{H310} the wizards,{H3049} to play the harlot{H2181} after{H310} them, I will even set{H5414} my face{H6440} against that soul,{H5315} and will cut him off{H3772} from among{H7130} his people.{H5971}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the soul{H5315} that turneth{H6437}{(H8799)} after{H413} such as have familiar spirits{H178}, and after{H310} wizards{H3049}, to go a whoring{H2181}{(H8800)} after{H310} them, I will even set{H5414}{(H8804)} my face{H6440} against that soul{H5315}, and will cut him off{H3772}{(H8689)} from among{H7130} his people{H5971}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf any soule turne vnto them that worke with spirites or makers of dysemall dayes and goo a whoorynge after them, I wilt put my face apon that soule and will destroye him from amonge his people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    If eny soule turne him to ye soythsayers and expounders of tokens, so that he goeth a whorynge after them, I wyl set my face agaynst the same soule, and wyl rote him out from amonge his people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If any turne after such as worke with spirits, and after soothsayers, to go a whoring after them, then will I set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If a soule turne hym selfe after suche as worke with spirites, and after soothsayers, to go a whoring after them, I wyll put my face agaynst that soule, and wyll cut hym of fro among his people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And the person who turneth unto those having familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to go a-whoring after them, I have even set My face against that person, and cut him off from the midst of his people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the soul that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the soul that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And whoever goes after those who make use of spirits and wonder-workers, doing evil with them, against him will my face be turned, and he will be cut off from among his people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Prohibition against Spiritists and Mediums“‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:31 : 31 Do not turn to mediums or spiritists. Do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
  • Lev 20:27 : 27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.
  • Isa 8:19 : 19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
  • Ezek 6:9 : 9 Then your survivors will remember Me among the nations where they are taken captive—how I was grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes which lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices.
  • Hos 4:12 : 12 My people consult their wooden idols, and their staffs provide guidance for them. A spirit of prostitution has led them astray; they have been unfaithful under their God.
  • Exod 34:15-16 : 15 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices. 16 And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.
  • Lev 19:26 : 26 Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. Do not practice divination or seek omens.
  • Num 15:39 : 39 These tassels will serve as a reminder. When you see them, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord and obey them. You will not follow the desires of your own heart and eyes, which lead you astray.
  • Deut 18:10-14 : 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or engages in witchcraft. 11 Or one who casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or who seeks the dead. 12 For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you. 13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God. 14 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so.
  • 1 Chr 10:13-14 : 13 Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to the LORD. He did not keep the word of the LORD and even sought guidance from a medium to inquire of it. 14 He did not seek guidance from the LORD, so the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David, son of Jesse.
  • Ps 73:27 : 27 Those who are far from You will perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 20:2-5
    4 verses
    85%

    2 Say to the Israelites, 'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.

    3 I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people because he has given his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

    4 But if the people of the land deliberately close their eyes to that man when he gives his children to Molech, and they fail to put him to death,

    5 then I will set my face against that man and his family, and I will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molech.

  • Lev 19:30-31
    2 verses
    82%

    30 Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

    31 Do not turn to mediums or spiritists. Do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 20:26-27
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    79%

    26 You shall be holy to me, for I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the peoples to be mine.

    27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.

  • Deut 18:9-12
    4 verses
    77%

    9 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable practices of those nations.

    10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or engages in witchcraft.

    11 Or one who casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or who seeks the dead.

    12 For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you.

  • Lev 20:7
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    7 Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 18:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29 For anyone who commits any of these detestable practices will be cut off from among their people.

    30 So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 14:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 For if any man from the house of Israel or any foreigner living in Israel separates himself from me, sets up idols in his heart, places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of me, I, the LORD, will answer him myself.

    8 I will set my face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Isa 19:3
    74%

    3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.

  • Mic 5:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you, and you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.

    13 I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you and demolish your cities.

  • Isa 8:19
    72%

    19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?

  • Lev 17:8-10
    3 verses
    71%

    8 Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

    9 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord must be cut off from their people.

    10 Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.

  • Ezek 20:7
    71%

    7 And I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the detestable things your eyes are set on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'

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    20 If anyone who is unclean eats the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.

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    18 Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must surely be put to death.

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    69%

    21 Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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    69%

    6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination, sought omens, practiced witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.

  • 2 Kgs 21:6
    69%

    6 He sacrificed his own son by fire, practiced divination and omen reading, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

  • Lev 7:25
    69%

    25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering to the Lord is made must be cut off from their people.

  • Lev 22:3
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    3 Say to them: 'If any of your descendants in future generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD while he is ceremonially unclean, that person will be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.'

  • Lev 23:29-30
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    29 Anyone who does not humble themselves on this very day will be cut off from their people.

    30 I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day.

  • Num 15:31
    68%

    31 Because they have despised the word of the Lord and broken His commandment, they must be cut off completely. Their guilt remains on them.

  • Lev 7:27
    68%

    27 Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from their people.

  • Jer 44:11
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    11 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I have set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah.

  • Mal 2:12
    68%

    12 The Lord will cut off from the tents of Jacob anyone who does this—any one who is alert and responsive—but still presents an offering to the Lord of Hosts.

  • Exod 22:20
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    20 You must not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 30:38
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    38 Whoever makes anything like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.'

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    16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.

  • Deut 17:2
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    2 If a man or woman in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you is found to have committed an evil act in the sight of the LORD your God, violating His covenant,

  • Lev 19:28
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    28 Do not make cuts on your body for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 30:33
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    33 Whoever mixes anything like it or puts any of it on an unauthorized person shall be cut off from his people.'

  • Lev 19:4
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    4 Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

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    15 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices.

  • 2 Chr 7:19
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    19 But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,

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    4 All this because of the abundant prostitution of a well-favored harlot, a skilled sorceress, who ensnares nations with her lust and peoples with her witchcraft.