Deuteronomy 18:9

Deuteronomy 18:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
• New International Version (NIV)When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:9

7then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD. 8They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate. When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 10Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, 11casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.

Deuteronomy 18:9 word by word

כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא־תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• enterאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• is givingנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• do notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• do notלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• imitateעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the detestable waysתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• of the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• thereהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:9

• Deuteronomy 12:29When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,
• Leviticus 18:26But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 Was it possible that a people so blessed with Divine institutions, should ever be in any danger of making those their teachers whom God had made their captives? They were in danger; therefore, after many like cautions, they are charged not to do after the abominations of the nations of Canaan. All reckoning of lucky or unlucky days, all charms for diseases, all amulets or spells to prevent evil, fortune-telling, &c. are here forbidden. These…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-149-14. thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations--(See on Le 18:21; Le 19:26; Le 19:31; Le 20:4). In spite of this express command, the people of Canaan, especially the Philistines, were a constant snare and stumbling block to the Israelites, on account of their divinations and superstitious practices.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings