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Leviticus Chapter 20 | |
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| Lev 20:6 | “person.” The Hebrew is more literally “soul,” standing for the person themself, and it occurs twice in this verse. “those who have familiar spirits.” See commentary on Deuteronomy 18:11. (top) |
| Lev 20:7 | “make yourselves holy.” The people were to do what it took to make themselves holy in the sight of God (cp. Lev. 11:44). [For more on “make yourselves holy,” see commentary on Joshua 3:5]. (top) |
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| Lev 20:13 | “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.” Homosexual behavior is also covered in Leviticus 18:22. See commentaries on Lev. 18:22 and 1 Corinthians 6:9. (top) |
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| Lev 20:27 | “who has a familiar spirit.” See commentary on Deuteronomy 18:11. “death, yes, death.” The Hebrew text repeats the verb for “put to death” twice, thus using the figure of speech polyptoton for emphasis. [For more on polyptoton and the way it is translated, see commentary on Gen. 2:16]. (top) |
