Leviticus 7:20
Context7:20 The person who eats meat from the peace offering sacrifice which belongs to the Lord while his uncleanness persists 1 will be cut off from his people. 2
Leviticus 20:6
Context20:6 “‘The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits 4 to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face 5 against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.


[7:20] 1 tn Heb “and his unclean condition is on him.”
[7:20] 2 sn The exact meaning of this penalty clause is not certain. It could mean that he will be executed, whether by God or by man, he will be excommunicated from sanctuary worship and/or community benefits (cf. TEV, CEV), or his line will be terminated by God (i.e., extirpation), etc. See J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 100; J. Milgrom, Leviticus (AB), 1:457-60; and B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 241-42 for further discussion.
[20:6] 3 sn For structure and coherence in Lev 20:6-27 see the note on v. 27 below.
[20:6] 4 tn See the note on the phrase “familiar spirits” in Lev 19:31 above.