God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 18:9
9When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, never learn the disgusting practices of those nations.
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
7and may serve in the name of the Lord his God like all the other Levites who do their work in the Lord’s presence. 8If he does, he’ll get the same amount of food as they do, in addition to what he gets from selling his family’s goods. When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, never learn the disgusting practices of those nations. 10You must never sacrifice your sons or daughters by burning them alive, practice black magic, be a fortuneteller, witch, or sorcerer, 11cast spells, ask ghosts or spirits for help, or consult the dead.
Read all of Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 18:9 word by word
כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא־תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When thou art comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thee, thou shalt not learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- after the abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- of those nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:9
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
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