Leviticus 20:6

“And the person who turns to those who call up the dead and to spiritists, prostituting themselves after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from among his people.”

Leviticus 20:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 20:6, word by word

And the personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nefesh” appears
turnsתִּפְנֶהtifne

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

Where else “tifne” appears
those who call up the deadאֹבֹתovot

medium

A departed soul some tried to consult.

Where else “ovot” appears
spiritistsיִּדְּעֹנִיםyidonim

spiritist

Someone who claims to consult the dead.

Where else “yidonim” appears
prostituting themselvesזְנוֹתzenot

prostitute oneself

To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.

Where else “zenot” appears
I will setנָתַתִּיnatati

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “natati” appears
my faceפָּנַpana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pana” appears
and cutהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “hichrati” appears
off from amongקֶּרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
his peopleעַמּam

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “am” appears

The context

5then I will set my face against that man and against his clan, and I will cut off him and all who prostitute themselves after him, prostituting themselves after Molech, from among their people.

6 · This verse (above)

7So sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am YHWH your Elohim.

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