Verse 14
Deuteronomy 18:14
Bible in Basic English
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For these nations, whose land you are taking, give attention to readers of signs and to those using secret arts: but the Lord your God (Elohim) will not let you do so.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י הַ/גּוֹיִ֣ם הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ יוֹרֵ֣שׁ אוֹתָ֔/ם אֶל מְעֹנְנִ֥ים וְ/אֶל קֹסְמִ֖ים יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְ/אַתָּ֕ה לֹ֣א כֵ֔ן נָ֛תַן לְ/ךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
For the nations these which you are about to inherit listen to those who practice divination and to those who observe omens, but as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you so.
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Chapter 18 Context
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The priests, the Levites, that is, all the tribe of Levi, will have no part or heritage with Israel:...
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And they will have no heritage among their countrymen: the Lord is their heritage, as he has said to...
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And this is to be the priests' right: those who make an offering of a sheep or an ox are to give to...
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And in addition you are to give him the first of your grain and wine and oil, and the first wool cut...
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For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God (Elohim) from all...
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And if a Levite, moved by a strong desire, comes from any town in all Israel where he is living to t...
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Then he will do the work of a priest in the name of the Lord his God (Elohim), with all his brothers...
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His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his propert...
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When you have come into the land which the Lord your God (Elohim) is giving you, do not take as your...
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10
Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or any...
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Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge...
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For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lo...
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You are to be upright in heart before the Lord your God (Elohim).
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For these nations, whose land you are taking, give attention to readers of signs and to those using...
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The Lord your God (Elohim) will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ea...
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In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God (Elohim) in Horeb on the day of the great mee...
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Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.
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I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, an...
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And whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me.
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But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to...
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And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?
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When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and hi...
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