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Deuteronomy 18:12

10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

11 casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.

For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.

13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

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

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
KJV
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
WEB
For whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. Because of these abominations, the LORD your God drives them out from before you.
ASV
For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
DARBY
For every one that doeth these things is an abomination to Jehovah, and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth dispossess them from before thee.
BLB
For an abomination to YHWH [is] everyone doing these things, and because of these abominations YHWH your God is driving them out from before you.
ÅB
For enhver som gjør slikt, er en styggedom for Herren, og for disse avskyelige tings skyld er det Herren din Gud driver dem bort for deg.
OTB
For den som gjør disse tingene er avskyelig for Herren; og på grunn av disse avskyelige skikkene vil Herren din Gud drive ut disse nasjonene foran deg.
B1930
For enhver som gjør slikt, er en vederstyggelighet for Herren, og for disse vederstyggelige tings skyld er det Herren din Gud driver dem bort for dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 18:24

    Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:4

    When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

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  • Leviticus 18:27

    For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

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