Lev 19:26 | TNotes | STEP | 19:26 blood: See study note on 7:22-27. • Priests were permitted to consult the Urim and Thummim (Exod 28:30 ) or to cast lots (Lev 16:8 ) to help decide cases not covered by Mosaic regulations. However, those who practiced fortune-telling or witchcraft were actually consulting a power apart from the Lord, which was forbidden under the first commandment (Exod 20:3 ).

bExod 28:30►

cLev 16:8►

dExod 20:3►

‏ Leviticus 19:26

19:26 ^a blood: See study note on 7:22-27.

• Priests were permitted to consult the Urim and Thummim (Exod 28:30 ^b) or to cast lots (Lev 16:8 ^c) to help decide cases not covered by Mosaic regulations. However, those who practiced fortune-telling or witchcraft were actually consulting a power apart from the Lord, which was forbidden under the first commandment (Exod 20:3 ^d).