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PSYCHICS

People who have contact with supernatural forces and who claim to be able to interpret their intentions. In the OT, such people are grouped with “mediums”—that is, people who claim to mediate between supernatural forces and human beings. The Scriptures everywhere prohibit God’s people to use the services of psychics or mediums (Lv 19:31; 20:6, 27 OET LEV 20:6 · OET LEV 20:27).

Show passage in OET: LEV 19:31

OET-RV LEV 19:31

31 Don’t turn to mediums and diviners—don’t make yourselves ‘unclean’ by means of them. I am your god Yahweh.

OET-LV LEV 19:31

31 Do _not turn to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers do _not seek_them to_become _unclean in/among_them I am_YHWH god _of_your(pl).

Show passage in OET: LEV 20:6; LEV 20:27

OET-RV LEV 20:6

6 I’ll take action against any person who turns to mediums or diviners to prostitute themselves to them, and I’ll cut them off from their people.

OET-RV LEV 20:27

27 Any man or woman who’s a medium or diviner must be executed—the people must do it by throwing rocks at them.

OET-LV LEV 20:6

6 And_the_person who it _will _turn to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers to_act _as _a _prostitute after_them and_I _will _set DOM face _of_my on_person the_that and_I _will _cut _off DOM_him/it from_the _midst _of his _people _of_his.

OET-LV LEV 20:27

27 And_a _man or a _woman if/because he _will _be in/among_them a _necromancer or a _soothsayer surely _(die) they _will _be _put _to _death with_stone[s] people _will _stone DOM_them blood(s)_of_their are_on_them.

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See also Magic.