Deuteronomy 18:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and a charmer, and one asking at a familiar spirit, and a wizard, and one seeking unto the dead.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 18:11 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:26You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
  2. Leviticus 19:31You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
  3. Leviticus 20:6Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
  4. 1 Samuel 28:11“Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.
  5. Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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