Deuteronomy 18:10 BSB

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,

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ASV

There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

KJV

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,

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

There shall not be found among you anyone that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire,.... To Moloch, which was a sort of lustration by fire, two fires being made, and the child led by a priest between them, and which was an initiation of him into the religion of that deity, and devoting him to it; so Jarchi says, this is the service of Moloch, making piles of fire here and there (on this side and on that), and causing (the children) to pass between them both.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

An inchanter - Or, a conjecturer, that discovers hidden things by a superstitious use of words or ceremonies, by observation of water or smoke or any contingencies. A witch - One that is in covenant with the devil.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

To pass through the fire - Probably in the way of consecration to Molech, or some other deity. It is not likely that their being burnt to death is here intended. See on Lev 18:21 (note). Divination - קסם קסמים kosem kesamim, one who endeavors to find out futurity by auguries, using lots, etc. Observer of times - מעונן meonen, one who pretends to foretell future events by present occurrences, and who predicts great political or physical changes from the aspects of the planets, eclipses, motion of the clouds, etc., etc. See on Gen 41:8 (note).

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִמָּצֵ֣א	yi.ma.Tze'	he will be found	H4672 →
בְךָ֔	ve.Kha	among <the> you
מַעֲבִ֥יר	ma.'a.Vir	[one who] makes pass	H5674 →
בְּנֽוֹ־	be.nov-	son his	H1121 →
וּבִתּ֖וֹ	u.vi.To	and daughter his	H1323 →
בָּאֵ֑שׁ	ba.'Esh	in the fire	H784 →
קֹסֵ֣ם	ko.Sem	[one who] divines	H7080 →
קְסָמִ֔ים	ke.sa.Mim	divinations	H7081 →
מְעוֹנֵ֥ן	me.'o.Nen	a soothsayer	H6049 →
וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁ	u.me.na.Chesh	and an augurer	H5172 →
וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃	u.me.kha.Shef	and a sorcerer	H3784 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H784baeshin the fire378×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 22:18
You must not allow a sorceress to live.
leads to
- Leviticus 20:27
  A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 18:10–11
  Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
- 1 Samuel 28:3
  Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
- Leviticus 20:6
  Whoever 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.
Through
Leviticus 19:26
You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:10–14
  Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 17:17
  They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Through
Leviticus 19:31
You 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.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 33:6
  He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 8:19
  When 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?

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