Leviticus 19:31
Context| NETBible | Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits 1 to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God. |
| XREF | Ex 22:18; Le 19:26; Le 20:6,7,27; De 18:10-14; 1Sa 28:3,7-9; 2Ki 17:17; 2Ki 21:6; 1Ch 10:13; 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; Isa 29:4; Isa 47:13; Ac 8:11; Ac 13:6-8; Ac 16:16-18; Ac 19:19,20; Ga 5:20; Re 21:8 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn The prohibition here concerns those who would seek special knowledge through the spirits of the dead, whether the dead in general or dead relatives in particular (i.e., familiar spirits; see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 321, and B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 134). Cf. Lev 20:6 below. |
