King James Version
Leviticus 19:31 in the King James Version says “Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.”
Leviticus 19:31 · KJV
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. prostitute: Heb. profane
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. vex: or, oppress
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“not them that have familiar spirits”
H178properly, a mumble, i.e., a water-skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
“after wizards”
H3049properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“neither seek”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
“to be defiled”
H2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
“by them I am the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“your God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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