New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 18:11-18

11or one who castsוְחֹבֵ֖רve.cho.VerH2266a spellחָ֑בֶרCha.verH2267,or a mediumוְשֹׁאֵ֥ל אוֹב֙ve.sho.'El 'OvH7592 H178,or a spiritistוְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049,or one who callsוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875up the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

12For whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605doesעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213theseH428thingsH428is detestableH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; andbecauseוּבִגְלַל֙u.vig.LalH1558of theseH428detestableH8441thingsH8441the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will driveמוֹרִ֥ישׁmo.RishH3423them out beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you.

13You shall beblamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549beforeעִ֖ם'imH5973the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14For thoseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you shall dispossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423,listenיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085to those whopracticeH6049witchcraftH6049and to divinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080,but as for you, the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has not allowedנָ֛תַןNa.tanH5414you to dosoכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.

15“The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will raiseיָקִ֥יםya.KimH6965up for you a prophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030likeכָּמֹ֔נִיka.Mo.niH3644me from amongמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤mi.kir.be.ChaH7130you, from yourcountrymenמֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙me.'a.Chei.khaH251,you shall listenתִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃tish.ma.'UnH8085to him.

16This isaccording to allכְּכֹ֨לke.KholH3605that you askedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in Horebבְּחֹרֵ֔בbe.cho.RevH2722on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Let me not hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085againאֹסֵ֗ף'o.SefH3254the voiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,let me not seeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָ֥הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֨שׁha.'EshH784anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750,orH3808I will dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.’

17The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘They havespokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190.

18I will raiseאָקִ֥ים'a.KimH6965up a prophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130theircountrymenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251likeכָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644you, andI will putוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310, andhe shall speakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696to them allכָּל־kol-H3605that I commandאֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680him.

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