Deuteronomy 18:14
Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
⋯
Commentary
0 voicesVoices on this verse
loading…Original language & word study
19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י׀ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הַגּוֹיִ֣ם | ha.go.Yim | the nations | H1471 → |
| הָאֵ֗לֶּה | ha.'E.leh | <the> these | H428 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אַתָּה֙ | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| יוֹרֵ֣שׁ | yo.Resh | [are] about to dispossess | H3423 → |
| אוֹתָ֔ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| מְעֹנְנִ֥ים | me.'o.ne.Nim | soothsayers | H6049 → |
| וְאֶל־ | ve.'el- | and to | H413 → |
| קֹסְמִ֖ים | ko.se.Mim | diviners | H7080 → |
| יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ | yish.Ma.'u | they listen | H8085 → |
| וְאַתָּ֕ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| כֵ֔ן | Khen | thus | H3651 → |
| נָ֛תַן | Na.tan | he has permitted | H5414 → |
| לְךָ֖ | le.Kha | to <the> you | |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
The walk
Featured studies on this passage
On Deuteronomy 18:14
Mazzaroth
Twelve constellation groupings; one biblical word (Job 38:32). Bullinger and Seiss read them as a gospel-arc; modern critics trace their figures to Albumazar, not Adam. The objections below are presented at full strength, and the founder's own slot on the page is his to fill.
Open the study →
Walks through Deuteronomy 18
The Watchers' Secrets
Open the study →
Walks through Deuteronomy 18
How Prophecy Works, MannaFest
Open the study →
Walks through Deuteronomy 18
Samuel Hears His Name — 1 Samuel 3
Open the study →
Walks through Deuteronomy 18
Saul at Endor — 1 Samuel 28
Open the study →
Walks through Deuteronomy 18
The Transfiguration — Matthew 17 · Mark 9 · Luke 9
Open the study →
About Deuteronomy
