Leviticus 19:31 (YLT)

Passage

`Ye do not turn unto those having familiar spirits; and unto wizards ye do not seek, for uncleanness by them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:29 `Thou dost not pollute thy daughter to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land go not a-whoring, and the land hath been full of wickedness.

Leviticus 19:30 `My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:31 `Ye do not turn unto those having familiar spirits; and unto wizards ye do not seek, for uncleanness by them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:32 `At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:33 `And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "turn", "having", "familiar", "spirits", "wizards", "seek", and "uncleanness". 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 "My sabbaths ye do keep and My..." into verse 32's "At the presence of grey hairs thou...", 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.