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27 [1] [A MAN ALSO OR A WOMAN.] The reason Scripture states *A man also or a woman that divineth by a ghost or a familiar spirit, shall surely be put to death* is that the Torah earlier had said concerning ghosts and familiar spirits, *seek them not out to be defiled by them* (Lev. 19:31). Scripture now says, be holy and put to death the one who defiles himself with a ghost or a familiar spirit. Previously it did not mention the punishment for publicly turning to a ghost. Scripture mentions *woman*, for this art is mostly practiced by women. Similarly, *Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live* (Ex. 22:17).
Version: Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH001102376/NLI
License: CC-BY-NC