Deuteronomy 18:12

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10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter ^apass through the fire, ^bor one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

11 ^aor ^bone who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead.

12 For all who do these things are¹ an abomination to the Lord, and ^abecause of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you.

13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God.

14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lord your God has not¹ appointed such for you.

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15 ^a“The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,

16 according to all you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb ^ain the day of the assembly, saying, ^b‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 18:12

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American Standard Version
For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

Amplified® Bible
For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and it is because of these abominable practices that the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD is disgusted with anyone who does these things, and that's why he will help you destroy the nations that are in the land.

Darby English Version
For every one that doeth these things is an abomination to Jehovah, and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth dispossess them from before thee.

Good News Bible
The LORD your God hates people who do these disgusting things, and that is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance.

King James Version
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

New American Standard Bible
"For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you.

New International Version
Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you.

New King James Version
For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For the Lord considers whoever does these things as detestable ; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you.

Revised Standard Version
For whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD; and because of these abominable practices the LORD your God is driving them out before you.

Young's Literal Translation
`For the abomination of Jehovah `is' every one doing these, and because of these abominations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from thy presence.

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