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Deuteronomy 18:14
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Deuteronomy 18:14

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New American Standard Bible

For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do so.

King James Version

For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Holman Bible

Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do this.

International Standard Version

because those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to those who practice witchcraft and divination. But the LORD does not allow you to act this way."

A Conservative Version

For these nations, that thou shall dispossess, hearken to those who practice augury, and to psychics. But as for thee, LORD thy God has not allowed thee to do so.

American Standard Version

For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Amplified

For these nations which you shall dispossess listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners and fortune-tellers, but as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do so.

Bible in Basic English

For these nations, whose land you are taking, give attention to readers of signs and to those using secret arts: but the Lord your God will not let you do so.

Darby Translation

For these nations, which thou shalt dispossess, hearkened unto those that use auguries, and that use divination; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee to do so.

Julia Smith Translation

For these nations which thou shalt possess them, they will hear to those practicing magic, and to those divining: and thou, not thus, gave Jehovah thy God to thee.

King James 2000

For these nations, which you shall possess, hearkened unto sorcerers, and unto diviners: but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For these nations that you [are] about to dispossess listen to interpreters of signs and to diviners, but Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do the same.

Modern King James verseion

For these nations whom you shall possess listened to observers of clouds and to diviners. But as for you, Jehovah your God has not allowed you to do so.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For these nations which thou shalt conquer hearken unto makers of dismal days and bruterers. But the LORD thy God permitteth not that to thee.

NET Bible

Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the Lord your God has not given you permission to do such things.

New Heart English Bible

For these nations, that you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice sorcery, and to diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do.

The Emphasized Bible

for, these nations whom thou art dispossessing, unto them who use hidden arts and unto diviners, do hearken, but as for thee, not so, doth Yahweh thy God suffer thee.

Webster

For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened to observers of times, and to diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

World English Bible

For these nations, that you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice sorcery, and to diviners; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you so to do.

Youngs Literal Translation

for these nations whom thou art possessing, unto observers of clouds, and unto diviners, do hearken; and thou -- not so hath Jehovah thy God suffered thee.

Themes

Divination » Miscellaneous topics relating to

Divination » The law » Forbade seeking to

Divination » Practised by » Diviners

Gentiles » Characterized as » Superstitious

Jews, the » Prohibited from » Following practices of others

Learning » Whose ways you should not learn

Magic » Divination

Paganism » Not practicing paganism

Sorcery » Forbidden

Topics

Divination, Practiced By

Avoid Sorcery

God Forbidding

Sorcery

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For these nations
H1471
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
nation, heathen, Gentiles, people
Usage: 558

which thou shalt possess
H3423
ירשׁ ירשׁ 
Yarash 
possess, ...out, inherit, heir, possession, succeed, dispossess, poverty, drive, enjoy, poor, expelled, utterly,
Usage: 231

hearkened
H8085
שׁמע 
Shama` 
hear, hearken, obey, publish, understand, obedient, diligently, shew, sound, declare, discern, noise, perceive, tell, reported,
Usage: 1158

unto observers of times
H6049
ענן 
`anan 
observer of times, soothsayer, bring, sorceress, enchanter, Meonenim
Usage: 11

and unto diviners
H7080
קסם 
Qacam 
divine, diviners, use, divination, prudent, soothsayer
Usage: 20

but as for thee, the Lord
H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant
Usage: 0

thy God
H430
אלהים 
'elohiym 
God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly
Usage: 2600

hath not suffered
H5414
נתן 
Nathan 
give, put, deliver, made, set, up, lay, grant, suffer, yield, bring, cause, utter, laid, send, recompense, appoint, shew,
Usage: 2011

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 18:14

Verse Info

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. 14 For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do so. 15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.

Other ReadingsOccult Practices Versus Prophetic RevelationThe Promise To Send A Prophet

God Forbid

Jehovah

Cross References

Genesis 20:6

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

Deuteronomy 18:10

There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

Psalm 147:19-20

He declares His words to Jacob,
His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

Acts 14:16

In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

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