Deuteronomy 18:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.”
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“casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
King James Version · Public Domain“or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and a charmer, and one asking at a familiar spirit, and a wizard, and one seeking unto the dead.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 18:11 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:26You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 28:11“Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.
- 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).