Deuteronomy 18:10

Deuteronomy 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
• New International Version (NIV)Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,
• English Standard Version (ESV)There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer
• New King James Version (NKJV)There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

Context of Deuteronomy 18:10

8They shall eat equal portions, except for what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates. 9“When you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to imitate the detestable things of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, a soothsayer, one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who consults the dead. 12For whoever does these things is detestable to the Lord; and because of these detestable things the Lord your God is going to drive them out before you.

Deuteronomy 18:10 word by word

לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֣א בְךָ֔ מַעֲבִ֥יר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּ֖וֹ בָּאֵ֑שׁ קֹסֵ֣ם קְסָמִ֔ים מְעוֹנֵ֥ן וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃Read the interlinear

• There shall not be foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• who makes his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• or his daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• through the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• one who usesקָסַםqâsam · to divineH7080
• divinationקֶ֫סֶםqesem · divinationH7081
• soothsayerעָנַן‛ânan · to divineH6049
• one who interpretsנָחַשׁnâchash · to divineH5172
• or a sorcererכָּשַׁףkâshaph · to practice sorceryH3784

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:10

• Deuteronomy 12:31You shall not behave this way toward the Lord your God, because every abominable act which the Lord hates, they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire for their gods.
• Leviticus 18:21You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.
• Leviticus 20:2“You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ‘Anyone from the sons of Israel or from the strangers residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech, shall certainly be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
• 2 Kings 16:3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and he even made his son pass through the fire, in accordance with the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the sons of Israel.
• 2 Kings 17:17Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and they practiced divination and interpreting omens, and gave themselves over to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him.
• 2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, interpreted signs, practiced divination, and used mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
• 2 Chronicles 28:3Furthermore, he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from the sons of Israel.
• Psalms 106:37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,
• Jeremiah 19:4Since they have abandoned Me and have made this place foreign, and have burned sacrifices in it to other gods that neither they nor their forefathers nor the kings of Judah had ever known, and since they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent
• Jeremiah 32:35They built the high places of Baal that are in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and their daughters pass through the fire to Molech, which I had not commanded them, nor had it entered My mind that they should do this abomination, to mislead Judah to sin.
• Exodus 22:18“You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
• Leviticus 19:26‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood. You shall not practice divination nor soothsaying.
• Leviticus 20:26So you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have singled you out from the peoples to be Mine.
• 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
• 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of her,
• 2 Chronicles 33:6He also made his sons pass through the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced witchcraft, used divination, practiced sorcery, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10To pass through the fire - Probably in the way of consecration to Molech, or some other deity. It is not likely that their being burnt to death is here intended. See on Leviticus 18:21; (note). Divination - קסמים קסם kosem kesamim, one who endeavors to find out futurity by auguries, using lots, etc. Observer of times - מעונן meonen, one who pretends to foretell future events by present occurrences, and who predicts great political or physical changes from…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10To pass through the fire - i. e., to Moloch; compare the Leviticus 20:2 note. That useth divination - Compare Numbers 23:23 note. Observer of times … enchanter - Compare Leviticus 19:26 note. Witch - Rather “sorcerer,” compare the Exodus 7:11 note.Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire: Some Canaanite religions practiced child sacrifice to please their gods. God strictly warned Israel against participating in this practice (Exodus 34:15–16; Leviticus 18:21; 20:2–5). When they did, it brought God's judgment (2 Kings 17:16–17; 21:6; Ezekiel 23:37). divination: In the ancient Near East, diviners (people who tried to learn the future) were seen as experts at…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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:10

• Abomination
• Familiar Spirits
• Idolatry
• Jesus Continued
• Sorcery

In the dictionaries

• Observer of Times
• Astrologer
• Consulter
• Divination
• Enchantments
• Magic
• Meonenim
• Midst
• Raise
• Witch

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