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Deuteronomy 18:14

Deuteronomy 18:14 is verse 14 of Deuteronomy chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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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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.

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.

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Deuteronomy 18:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible

12 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.

15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.

16 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”

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Hebrew words

כִּ֣יfor הַגּוֹיִ֣םthe nations הָאֵ֗לֶּה<the> these אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich אַתָּה֙you יוֹרֵ֣שׁ[are] about to dispossess אוֹתָ֔ם<obj.> them אֶלto מְעֹנְנִ֥יםsoothsayers וְאֶלand to קֹסְמִ֖יםdiviners יִשְׁמָ֑עוּthey listen וְאַתָּ֕הand you לֹ֣אnot כֵ֔ןthus נָ֛תַןhe has permitted לְךָ֖to <the> you יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶֽיךָGod your

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Deuteronomy 18:10
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

Psalms 147:19
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.

Psalms 147:20
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

Acts 14:16
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

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