Leviticus 20:6 (WEB)

Passage

“‘The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:4 If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death;

Leviticus 20:5 then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all who play the prostitute after him, to play the prostitute with Molech, from among their people.

Leviticus 20:6 “‘The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

Leviticus 20:7 “‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 20:8 You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "person", "turns", "mediums", "wizards", "play", "prostitute", "after", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "person" and "turns", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "then I will set my face against..." into verse 7's "Sanctify yourselves therefore and be holy for...", so "person" and "turns" 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 "person" and "turns" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.