Deuteronomy 18:9

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:9

7he may minister in the name of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord. 8He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions. When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 10Let 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, 11or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.

Deuteronomy 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

• Deuteronomy 12:29The Lord your God will cut off before you the nations you are about to invade and dispossess. But when you have driven them out and settled in their land,
• Leviticus 18:26But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things,

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:9

• Example
• Sorcery

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Consulter
• Magic
• Midst
• Raise
• Astrology
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• En-Dor, Witch of

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