Deuteronomy 18:14

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.

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WEBBE

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

BSB

Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

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.

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כִּי ki for H3588 הַגּוֹיִם ha·go·yim the nations H1471 הָאֵלֶּה ha·'e·leh (the) these H428 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 אַתָּה 'a·tah you H859 יוֹרֵשׁ yo·resh [are] about to dispossess H3423 אוֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מְעֹנְנִים me·'o·ne·nim soothsayers H6049 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 קֹסְמִים ko·se·mim diviners H7080 יִשְׁמָעוּ yish·ma·'u they listen H8085 וְאַתָּה ve·'a·tah and you H859 לֹא lo' not H3808 כֵן khen thus H3651 נָתַן na·tan he has permitted H5414 לְךָ le·kha to (the) you H9031 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 are so wicked as to be a chief cause of the rooting out of the Canaanites. It is amazing to think that there should be any pretenders of this kind in such a land, and day of light, as we live in. They are mere impostors who blind and cheat their followers.

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