Leviticus 20:6-8

Prohibition against Spiritists and Mediums ¹ 

20:6 “‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits ²  to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face ³  against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.

Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience

20:7 “‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 20:8 You must be sure to obey my statutes. ⁴  I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

[20:6]  ¹ sn For structure and coherence in Lev 20:6-27 see the note on v. 27 below.

[20:6]  ² tn See the note on the phrase “familiar spirits” in Lev 19:31 above.

[20:6]  ³ tn Heb “I will give my faces.”

[20:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “And you shall keep my statutes and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 22:31, etc.).