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Deuteronomy 18:9-15

9Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859enterבָּ֣א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,do notלֹֽא־ תִלְמַ֣דlo'- til.MadH3808 H3925imitateלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the detestable waysכְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471thereהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992.

10Let no oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672among youwho sacrificesמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674his sonבְּנֽוֹ־be.nov-H1121or daughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,practices divinationקֹסֵ֣ם קְסָמִ֔יםko.Sem ke.sa.MimH7081 H7080orconjuryמְעוֹנֵ֥ןme.'o.NenH6049,interprets omensוּמְנַחֵ֖שׁu.me.na.CheshH5172,practices sorceryוּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃u.me.kha.ShefH3784,

11casts spellsוְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶרve.cho.Ver Cha.verH2266 H2267,consultsוְשֹׁאֵ֥לve.sho.'ElH7592a mediumאוֹב֙'OvH178or spiritistוְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049,or inquiresוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875ofאֶל־'el-H413the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

12כִּֽי־ki-H3588For whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605doesעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213these thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428is detestableתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.And becauseוּבִגְלַל֙u.vig.LalH1558of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428detestable thingsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is driving outמוֹרִ֥ישׁmo.RishH3423אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853the nationsbefore youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

13You must beתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961blamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549beforeעִ֖ם'imH5973the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thoughכִּ֣י׀kiH3588theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859will dispossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,listenיִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְאַתָּ֕הyish.Ma.'u ve.'a.TahH8085 H859toאֶל־'el-H413conjurersמְעֹנְנִ֥ים וְאֶל־me.'o.ne.Nim ve.'el-H6049 H413and divinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808permitted youנָ֛תַןNa.tanH5414to do soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.

15The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will raise upיָקִ֥יםya.KimH6965for youa prophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030like meכָּמֹ֔נִיka.Mo.niH3644from amongמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤mi.kir.be.ChaH7130your brothersמֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙me.'a.Chei.khaH251.You must listenתִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃tish.ma.'UnH8085to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

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