26 " 'Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. " 'Do not practice divination or seek omens.
26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
26 "You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes.
26 "Don't eat meat with blood in it. "Don't practice divination or sorcery.
26 'You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying.
26 "Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. "Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
31 " 'Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
31 "Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.
31 "Don't dabble in the occult or traffic with mediums; you'll pollute your souls. I am God, your God.
31 'Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
31 "Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the Lord your God.
laws.
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:26
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laws.
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.