Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so. New Living Translation The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things.” English Standard Version for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do this. 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not appointed such for you. New American Standard Bible For these nations, which you are going to dispossess, listen to soothsayers and diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so. NASB 1995 “For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so. NASB 1977 “For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so. Legacy Standard Bible For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice soothsaying and to diviners, but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do so. Amplified Bible For these nations which you shall dispossess listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners and fortune-tellers, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so. Christian Standard Bible Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do this. Holman Christian Standard Bible Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do this.” American Standard Version For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because these nations which you are possessing are listening to demons and to fortune tellers, but LORD JEHOVAH your God has not so allowed you. Brenton Septuagint Translation For all these nations whose land thou shalt inherit, they will listen to omens and divinations; but the Lord thy God has not permitted thee so to do. Contemporary English Version You will go in and take the land from nations that practice magic and witchcraft. But the LORD your God won't allow you to do those things. Douay-Rheims Bible These nations, whose land thou shalt possess, hearken to soothsayers and diviners: but thou art otherwise instructed by the Lord thy God. English Revised Version For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. GOD'S WORD® Translation These nations you are forcing out listen to fortunetellers and to those who practice black magic. But the LORD your God won't let you do anything like that. Good News Translation Then Moses said, "In the land you are about to occupy, people follow the advice of those who practice divination and look for omens, but the LORD your God does not allow you to do this. International Standard Version because those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to those who practice witchcraft and divination. But the LORD does not allow you to act this way." JPS Tanakh 1917 For these nations, that thou art to dispossess, hearken unto soothsayers, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. Literal Standard Version for these nations whom you are possessing listen to observers of clouds and to diviners; but you—your God YHWH has not permitted you so. Majority 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. New American Bible Although these nations whom you are about to dispossess listen to their soothsayers and diviners, the LORD, your God, will not permit you to do so. NET Bible Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the LORD your God has not given you permission to do such things. New Revised Standard Version Although these nations that you are about to dispossess do give heed to soothsayers and diviners, as for you, the LORD your God does not permit you to do so. New Heart English Bible For these nations, that you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice sorcery, and to diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do. Webster's Bible Translation For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened to observers of times, and to 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. Young's Literal Translation for these nations whom thou art possessing, unto observers of clouds, and unto diviners, do hearken; and thou -- not so hath Jehovah thy God suffered thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sorcery Forbidden…13You must be blameless before the LORD your God. 14Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so. Cross References 2 Kings 21:6 He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Jeremiah 27:9 But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, 'You will not serve the king of Babylon.' Daniel 2:27 Daniel answered the king, "No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires. Micah 5:12 I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. Treasury of Scripture For these nations, which you shall possess, listened to observers of times, and to diviners: but as for you, the LORD your God has not suffered you so to do. possess. Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Psalm 147:19,20 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel… Jump to Previous Allowed Arts Attention Augury Dispossess Divination Diviners Hearken Hearkened Heed Nations Observers Permitted Possess Practice Practise Readers Secret Signs Soothsayers Sorcery Suffered Times Use Using WitchcraftJump to Next Allowed Arts Attention Augury Dispossess Divination Diviners Hearken Hearkened Heed Nations Observers Permitted Possess Practice Practise Readers Secret Signs Soothsayers Sorcery Suffered Times Use Using WitchcraftDeuteronomy 18 1. The LORD is the priests and Levites' inheritance3. The priests' due 6. The Levites' portion 9. The abominations of the nations are to be avoided 15. Christ the Prophet is to be heard 20. The presumptuous prophet is to die (14) The Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.--More literally, As for thee, not so hath Jehovah thy God given unto thee. A prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me, will Jehovah thy God raise up unto thee. Him shall ye hear. The contrast between the miserable resources of idolatrous nations in their anxiety, and the light and comfort promised to Israel and to us, in the One Mediator, is very marked here. Even Israel was better off than the heathen. As Rashi says upon the words "not so," &c., "He hath not left thee to hearken to observers of times and enchanters; for behold He hath given Shechinah to rest upon the prophets, and Urim and Thummim."Verse 14. - Though the heathen whose land they were to possess sought to diviners and enchanters, Israel was not to do so; as for them (the אַתָּה at the beginning of the clause is an emphatic nominative), Jehovah their God had not suffered (נָתַן, given, granted, allowed) them to do such things. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thoughכִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction these הָאֵ֗לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those nations הַגּוֹיִ֣ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts you אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you shall dispossess יוֹרֵ֣שׁ (yō·w·rêš) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin listen יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ (yiš·mā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to conjurers מְעֹנְנִ֥ים (mə·‘ō·nə·nîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6049: To act covertly, practise magic and diviners, קֹסְמִ֖ים (qō·sə·mîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7080: To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no permitted you נָ֛תַן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to do so. כֵ֔ן (ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus Links Deuteronomy 18:14 NIVDeuteronomy 18:14 NLT Deuteronomy 18:14 ESV Deuteronomy 18:14 NASB Deuteronomy 18:14 KJV Deuteronomy 18:14 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 18:14 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 18:14 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 18:14 French Bible Deuteronomy 18:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 18:14 For these nations that you shall dispossess (Deut. 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