Leviticus 20:27 (GNV)

Passage

And if a man or woman haue a spirite of diuination, or soothsaying in them, they shall die the death: they shall stone them to death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:25 Therefore shall ye put difference betweene cleane beastes and vncleane, and betweene vncleane foules and cleane: neither shall ye defile your selues with beastes and foules, nor with any creeping thing, that ye ground bringeth forth, which I haue separated from you as vncleane.

Leviticus 20:26 Therefore shall ye be holie vnto me: for I the Lord am holy, and I haue separated you from other people, that ye shoulde be mine.

Leviticus 20:27 And if a man or woman haue a spirite of diuination, or soothsaying in them, they shall die the death: they shall stone them to death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "woman", "haue", "spirite", "diuination", "soothsaying", "shall", and "death". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "woman", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Therefore shall ye be holie vnto me...", giving immediate footing for "Spirit" and "woman". In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "woman" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.