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“When you come to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you must not learn to do like the detestable practices of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you one who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or one who practices divination,[a] or an interpreter of signs,[b] or an augur,[c] or sorcerer, 11 or one who casts magic spells, or one who consults a spirit of the dead,[d] or spiritist, or one who inquires of the dead.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 18:10 Literally “a diviner of divination”
  2. Deuteronomy 18:10 Or “soothsayer”
  3. Deuteronomy 18:10 Or “an interpreter of omens”
  4. Deuteronomy 18:11 Or “medium”
  5. Deuteronomy 18:11 Or “necromancer”

Occult Practices

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.

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