Deuteronomy 18:12

Deuteronomy 18:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:12

10Nobody among you must ever burn your child in a fire, as an offering. Nobody must use magic or other things to learn about future times. There must not be any magicians or diviners. 11Never use magic to curse anyone. Never try to speak to the spirits of dead people or other spirits. The Lord hates anyone who does these things. It is because of those evil things that the Lord will chase the other nations out of the land as you move in. 13You must live in a completely right way that pleases the Lord your God. 14The people of the nations that you will chase away get help from magicians and diviners. But the Lord your God has commanded you not to do those things.

Deuteronomy 18:12 word by word

כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־עֹ֣שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה וּבִגְלַל֙ הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מוֹרִ֥ישׁ אוֹתָ֖ם מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For all that doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and becauseגָּלָלgâlâl · because ofH1558
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• doth drive them outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:12

• Deuteronomy 9:4The Lord your God will chase them away. After he has done that, be careful! Do not say to yourselves, ‘The Lord has brought us into this land because we do right things.’ No! It is because these nations are doing wicked things. That is why the Lord is chasing them out of the land so that you can live there.
• Leviticus 18:24Do not do any of these things. They would make you unclean. The people who live in Canaan do these things. It made them unclean. God will send those people out of their country.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:12

• 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