Genesis 41:8
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8 Now in the morning (A)his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the [a](B)magicians of Egypt, and all its (C)wise men. And Pharaoh told them his [b]dreams, but (D)there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
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- Genesis 41:8 Or soothsayer priests
- Genesis 41:8 Lit dream
Exodus 7:11
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11 Then Pharaoh also (A)called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the [a](B)magicians of Egypt, did [b]the same with (C)their secret arts.
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- Exodus 7:11 Or soothsayer priests
- Exodus 7:11 Lit thus
Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 “Stand fast now in your (A)spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.
13 “You are (B)wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the (C)astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and (D)save you from what will come upon you.
Daniel 1:20
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20 As for every matter of (A)wisdom [a]and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them (B)ten times (C)better than all the [b](D)magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.
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- Daniel 1:20 Lit of
- Daniel 1:20 Or soothsayer priests
Daniel 2:10
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10 The Chaldeans answered [a]the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who could declare the matter [b]for the king, inasmuch as no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any [c](A)magician, conjurer or Chaldean.
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- Daniel 2:10 Lit before the
- Daniel 2:10 Lit of
- Daniel 2:10 Or soothsayer priest
Daniel 2:27
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27 Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither (A)wise men, conjurers, [a]magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.
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- Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests
Daniel 4:6
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6 So I gave orders to (A)bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
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Daniel 5:7
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7 The king called aloud to bring in the (A)conjurers, the [a]Chaldeans and the diviners. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be (B)clothed with purple and have a (C)necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as [b](D)third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:7 Or master astrologers
- Daniel 5:7 Or a triumvir
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