Leviticus 20:27

“And a man or a woman in whom there is a spirit of the dead or a spirit of divination shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones; their blood is on them.””

Leviticus 20:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 20:27, word by word

And a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
there isיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
a spirit of the deadאוֹבov

medium

A departed soul some tried to consult.

Where else “ov” appears
a spirit of divinationיִדְּעֹנִיyidoni

divining spirit

A spirit that claims to announce hidden things and dwells in a person.

Where else “yidoni” appears
shall surelyמוֹתmot

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

Where else “mot” appears
they shall stoneיִרְגְּמוּyirgmu

stone

Stone to death: kill someone by throwing stones at him; in the Law the whole people carried it out.

Where else “yirgmu” appears
with stonesאֶבֶןeven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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their blood isדְּמֵיdeme

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “deme” appears

The context

26And you shall be holy to me, for I, YHWH, am holy, and I have separated you from the peoples to be mine.

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