Deuteronomy 18
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Deuteronomy 18:9-14

9“WhenH3588 you enterH935 the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 you, you shall not learnH3925 to 12imitateH6213 the detestableH8441 thingsH8441 of thoseH1992 nationsH1471. 10There shall not be foundH4672 among you anyone 3who makes his sonH1121 or his daughterH1323 passH5674 through the fireH784, one who usesH7080 divinationH7081, one 4who practicesH6049 witchcraftH6049, or one who interpretsH5172 omensH5172, or a sorcererH3784, 11or one who castsH2266 a spellH2267, 5or a mediumH7592H178, or a spiritistH3049, or one who callsH1875 up the deadH4191. 12For whoeverH3605 doesH6213 theseH428 thingsH428 is detestableH8441 to the LordH3068; and 6becauseH1558 of theseH428 detestableH8441 thingsH8441 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will driveH3423 them out beforeH4480H6440 you. 137You shall be 8blamelessH8549 beforeH5973 the LordH3068 your GodH430. 14For thoseH428 nationsH1471, whichH834 you shall dispossessH3423, listenH8085 to those who 9practiceH6049 witchcraftH6049 and to divinersH7080, but as for you, the LordH3068 your GodH430 has not allowedH5414 you to do soH3651.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 18:9 Lit do according to ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 18:9 Deut 9:5 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 18:10 Deut 12:31 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 18:10 Ex 22:18; Lev 19:26, 31; 20:6; Jer 27:9, 10; Mal 3:5 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 18:11 Lev 19:31 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 18:12 Lev 18:24 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 18:13 Gen 6:9; 17:1; Matt 5:48 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 18:13 Lit complete, perfect; or having integrity ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 18:14 2 Kin 21:6 ↩

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