Leviticus 20:5–6
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20:5I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in spiritual prostitution,10 to commit prostitution by worshiping Molech.11
Prohibition against Spiritists and Mediums12
20:6“ ‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits13 to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face14 against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.
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- 10 The adjective “spiritual” has been supplied in the translation to clarify that this is not a reference to literal prostitution, but figuratively compares idolatry to prostitution.
- 11 Heb “to commit harlotry after Molech.” The translation employs “worshiping” here for clarity (cf. , , , , ). On the “cut off” penalty see the note on .
- 12 For structure and coherence in Lev 20:6–27 see the note on v. below.
- 13 See the note on the phrase “familiar spirits” in above.
- 14 Heb “I will give my faces.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.
“If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.
“ ‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
“Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people.
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NLTNew Living Translation
I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech.
“I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
then I myself will set my face against that man and against his clan, and I will cut him off and all those from the midst of their people who prostitute after Molech. As for the person who turns to the mediums and the soothsayers to prostitute after them, I will set my face against that person, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. 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.
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