Lévitique 20:27

27 Lorsqu'il se trouvera un homme ou une femme évoquant les esprits ou se livrant à la divination, ils seront punis de mort; on les lapidera: leur sang sera sur eux.

Lévitique 20:27 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 20:27

A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit
Or the spirit of Python or divination, see ( Leviticus 19:31 ) ; such as the damsel had in ( Acts 16:16 ) ; a woman is here particularly mentioned, though before included in the above law; because, as Aben Ezra says, such sort of practices were more frequently committed by women; to which Maimonides

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 adds another reason, because men have a natural clemency towards the female sex, and are not easily prevailed upon to put them to death; therefore the law says, "thou shall not suffer a witch to live", ( Exodus 22:18 ) ; or that is a wizard;
a knowing one, who pretends to a great deal of knowledge of things; as of lost or stolen goods, and even knowledge of things future, and imposes upon persons, and cheats them of their money they give for information: such shall surely be put to death:
and not spared through favour and affection: the death they are to be put to follows: they shall stone them with stones;
until they are dead; of the manner of stoning, (See Gill on Acts 7:58); their blood [shall be] upon them:
they are worthy of death, and they shall suffer it: this phrase following upon the former, the Jews ^F13 gather from hence, that, wherever it is used, it is to be understood of stoning; (See Gill on Leviticus 20:9).
F12 Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 37.
F13 Torat Cohanim in Yalcut in loc.

Lévitique 20:27 In-Context

25 Séparez donc la bête pure de celle qui est souillée, l'oiseau souillé de celui qui est pur; et ne rendez pas vos personnes abominables par des animaux, par des oiseaux, par tout ce qui rampe sur la terre, que je vous ai fait séparer comme impurs.

26 Vous serez saints pour moi, car je suis saint, moi, l'Éternel; et je vous ai séparés des peuples, afin que vous soyez à moi.

27 Lorsqu'il se trouvera un homme ou une femme évoquant les esprits ou se livrant à la divination, ils seront punis de mort; on les lapidera: leur sang sera sur eux.