Leviticus 19:31 (LSB)

Passage

‘Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:29 ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.

Leviticus 19:30 You shall keep My sabbaths and fear My sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:31 ‘Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:32 ‘You shall rise up before the gray-haired and honor the aged, and you shall fear your God; I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:33 ‘And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "turn", "mediums", "spiritists", "seek", "defiled", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "turn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "You shall keep My sabbaths and fear..." into verse 32's "You shall rise up before the gray-haired...", so "Spirit" and "turn" belong inside that flow. 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 "turn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.