Leviticus 19:31

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The devotion of faith, which would manifest itself in obedience to the commandment to keep God’s Sabbaths and to reverence His sanctuary Leviticus...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Miscellaneous Precepts, all found elsewhere, except the last. Most of the forbidden actions have some magical significance, e.g. cutting the hair...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

familiar spirits. These are evil spirits personating dead human beings, and attaching themselves only to "mediums" and those who give up their will...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. Regard not them that have fa...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Regard not them that have familiar spirits— The word האבת haobot, rendered familiar spirits, signifies conjurers, pythos; persons, says Parkh...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. Regard not them that h...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Various Laws, mainly of a Moral and Humane Character This chapter was very naturally regarded by Jewish authorities as an embodiment of the Decalo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

That have familiar spirits ] necromancers who profess to hold communication with the dead: cp. Exodus 22:18 ; Deuteronomy 18:11 ; 1 Samuel 28:7 ....
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Regard not. — Better, Turn ye not unto, as the Authorised Version renders this very phrase in Leviticus 19:4 . Them that have familiar spirits...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE LAW OF HOLINESS (CONCLUDED) Leviticus 19:1-37 WE have in this chapter a series of precepts and prohibitions which from internal evidence ap...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The more positive habits of separation are insisted on by the repetition of laws already given, with one reiterated emphasis, namely, the fact that t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These precepts are to the same effect as the former, in point of plainness and tendency. And they are enforced by the same authority. It is very inte...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Regard not them that have familiar spirits ,.... The word used signifies "bottles", and that sort of diviners here intended go by this name, either...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God. Ver. 31. I am the Lord yo...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wizards Them that have entered into covenant with the devil, by whose help they foretel many things to come, and acquaint men with secret things; s...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MANY LAWS GROUPED TOGETHER (vv. 1-37) We have seen at the beginning and end of chapter 18 God's announcement, “I am the Lord your God.” In chapter...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Moral Laws. B. C. 1490. 30 Ye shall ke...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Them that have familiar spirits; that have entered into covenant with the devil, by whose help they foretell many things to come, and acquaint men...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Importance of a Right Attitude Towards Yahweh ( Leviticus 19:30-31 ). Leviticus 19:30 “You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctu...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Practical Piety: Religion in all Relationships SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 19:2 .—Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, a...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The leading precepts of the law are here repeated to give them new force, and with many additions and illustrations, that they might be better unders...
The Biblical Illustrator

Them that have familiar spirits. Prohibition of traffic with familiar spirits This verse prohibits all inquiring of them that “have familiar sp...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION From the prohibition of moral uncleanness exhibiting itself in the form of incest and licentiousness, the legislator proceeds to a se...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wizards — Them that have entered into covenant with the devil, by whose help they foretel many things to come, and acquaint men with secret things....

³¹ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

Related Commentaries of Leviticus 19:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Leviticus 19:31