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Deuteronomy 18:9-14
1599 Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
1599 Geneva Bible
9 When thou shalt come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
10 Let none be found among you that maketh his son or his daughter to [a](A)go thorough the fire, or that useth witchcraft, or a regarder of times, or a marker of the flying of fowls, or a sorcerer,
11 Or (B)a charmer, or that counseleth with spirits, or a soothsayer, or that (C)asketh counsel at the dead.
12 For all that do such things are abomination unto the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth cast them out before thee.
13 Thou shalt be [b]upright therefore with the Lord thy God.
14 For these nations which thou shalt possess, hearken unto those that regard the times, and unto sorcerers: [c]as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not [d]suffered thee so.
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- Deuteronomy 18:10 Signifying they were purged by this ceremony of passing between two fires.
- Deuteronomy 18:13 Without hypocrisy or mixture or false religion.
- Deuteronomy 18:14 Hebrew, but thou not so.
- Deuteronomy 18:14 Hebrew, given or appointed.
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
New International Version
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
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Occult Practices
9 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate(A) the detestable ways(B) of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(C) who practices divination(D) or sorcery,(E) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(F) 11 or casts spells,(G) or who is a medium or spiritist(H) or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.(I) 13 You must be blameless(J) before the Lord your God.(K)
The Prophet
14 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination.(L) But as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do so.
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