Leviticus 20:27
"A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them."
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit,.... Or the spirit of Python or divination, see Lev 19:31 ; such as the damsel had in Act 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 (l) 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", Exo 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 Act 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 (m) gather from hence, that, wherever it is used, it is to be understood of stoning; See Gill on Lev 20:9 . (l) Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 37. (m) Torat Cohanim in Yalcut in loc. Next: Leviticus Chapter 21 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Leviticus: Le... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Leviticus: Le... »