Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.’” New Living Translation “Men and women among you who act as mediums or who consult the spirits of the dead must be put to death by stoning. They are guilty of a capital offense.” English Standard Version “A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.” Berean Standard Bible A 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.’” King James Bible A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. New King James Version ‘A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.’ ” New American Standard Bible ‘Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist must be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; they have brought their own deaths upon themselves.’” NASB 1995 ‘Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.’” NASB 1977 ‘Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.’” Legacy Standard Bible ‘Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.’” Amplified Bible ‘A man or woman who is a medium [who pretends to consult the dead] or who is a spiritist shall most certainly be put to death, and be stoned with stones; their blood is on them.’” Christian Standard Bible “A man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist must be put to death. They are to be stoned; their death is their own fault.” Holman Christian Standard Bible A man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist must be put to death. They are to be stoned; their blood is on their own hands.” American Standard Version A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them. Contemporary English Version If you claim to receive messages from the dead, you will be put to death by stoning, just as you deserve. English Revised Version A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Every man or woman who is a medium or a psychic must be put to death. They must be stoned to death because they deserve to die." Good News Translation "Any man or woman who consults the spirits of the dead shall be stoned to death; any of you that do this are responsible for your own death." International Standard Version "Moreover, a man or a woman who has a ritual spirit or a familiar spirit is certainly to die. They are to be stoned to death with boulders. They will continue to bear responsibility for their guilt." Majority Standard Bible A 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.?? NET Bible "'A man or woman who has in them a spirit of the dead or a familiar spirit must be put to death. They must pelt them with stones; their blood guilt is on themselves.'" New Heart English Bible "'A man or a woman that is a medium, or is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.'" Webster's Bible Translation A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. World English Bible “‘A man or a woman that is a medium or is a wizard shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones. Their blood shall be upon themselves.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd a man or woman, when there is a familiar spirit in them, or who [are] wizards, are certainly put to death; they stone them with stone; their blood [is] on them.” Young's Literal Translation And a man or woman -- when there is in them a familiar spirit, or who are wizards -- are certainly put to death; with stones they stone them; their blood is on them.' Smith's Literal Translation When a man or a woman shall be among them a necromancer, or a wizard, dying, they shall die: with stone shall they stone them: their blood is upon them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA man, or woman, in whom there is a pythonical or divining spirit, dying let them die: they shall stone them: their blood be upon them. Catholic Public Domain Version A man or a woman, in whom there is an oracle-like or a divining spirit, shall be put to death. They shall stone them. So let their blood be upon them. New American Bible A man or a woman who acts as a medium or clairvoyant shall be put to death. They shall be stoned to death; their bloodguilt is upon them. New Revised Standard Version A man or a woman who is a medium or a wizard shall be put to death; they shall be stoned to death, their blood is upon them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA man or a woman who is a diviner, or soothsayer shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a man or a woman that has among them a necromancer or a soothsayer certainly shall be killed, and they shall stone them with stones and their blood shall be upon them.'" OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A man also or a woman that divineth by a ghost or a familiar spirit, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And as for a man or woman whosoever of them shall have in them a divining spirit, or be an enchanter, let them both die the death: ye shall stone them with stones, they are guilty. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Keep All My Decrees…26You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. 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.’” Cross References Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. Exodus 22:18 You must not allow a sorceress to live. 1 Samuel 28:7-9 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied. / So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.” / But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?” 2 Kings 21:6 He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Chronicles 33:6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Isaiah 8:19 When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Isaiah 19:3 Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. Micah 5:12 I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. Acts 16:16-18 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, / and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. Jeremiah 27:9-10 But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ / For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish. Ezekiel 13:18-23 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own? / You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds. ... Acts 8:9-11 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. Treasury of Scripture A man also or woman that has a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be on them. a familiar Leviticus 20:6 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. Leviticus 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. Exodus 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. their blood Leviticus 20:9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. Jump to Previous Blood Bloodguiltiness Death Divination Divineth Familiar Ghost Heads Makes Medium Spirit Spiritist Spirits Stone Stoned Stones Surely Use Wizard Wizards Wonder-WorkerJump to Next Blood Bloodguiltiness Death Divination Divineth Familiar Ghost Heads Makes Medium Spirit Spiritist Spirits Stone Stoned Stones Surely Use Wizard Wizards Wonder-WorkerLeviticus 20 1. Of him who gives his seed to Moloch4. Of him who favors such an one 6. Of going to wizards 7. Of sanctification 9. Of him who curses his parents 11. Of incest 13. Of sodomy 15. Of bestiality 18. Of uncleanness 22. Obedience is required with holiness 27. Wizards must be put to death A man or a woman This phrase emphasizes the inclusivity of the law, applying equally to both genders. In the Hebrew context, the word for "man" is "ish" and for "woman" is "ishah," highlighting the universality of God's commandments. This reflects the biblical principle that all are accountable to God's laws, regardless of gender, and underscores the equality of responsibility before God. who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death They must be stoned their blood is upon them Their blood shall be upon them.--That is, they have brought it upon themselves to be killed. (See Leviticus 20:9.) . . . Verse 27. - Those that deal in witchcraft are to be stoned.
Hebrew A manוְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person or אֽוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a woman אִשָּׁ֗ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female who is יִהְיֶ֨ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a medium א֛וֹב (’ō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 178: A bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer or א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a spiritist יִדְּעֹנִ֖י (yid·də·‘ō·nî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3049: A knowing one, a conjurer, a ghost must surely מ֣וֹת (mō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 4191: To die, to kill be put to death. יוּמָ֑תוּ (yū·mā·ṯū) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill They shall be stoned; יִרְגְּמ֥וּ (yir·gə·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7275: To cast together, to lapidate their blood דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם (də·mê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed [is] upon them.’” בָּֽם׃ (bām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Leviticus 20:27 NIVLeviticus 20:27 NLT Leviticus 20:27 ESV Leviticus 20:27 NASB Leviticus 20:27 KJV Leviticus 20:27 BibleApps.com Leviticus 20:27 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 20:27 Chinese Bible Leviticus 20:27 French Bible Leviticus 20:27 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 20:27 A man or a woman that (Le Lv Lev.) |