Deuteronomy 18:11 “casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.”

Deuteronomy 18:11

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Or a charmer, or that counselleth with spirits, or a soothsaier, or that asketh counsel at ye dead.

Darby Translation

or a charmer, or one that inquireth of a spirit of Python, or a soothsayer, or one that consulteth the dead.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.

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In context

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

12For 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.

Read Deuteronomy 18