Deuteronomy 18:14
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
In context
12 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
14 Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
16 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”
Deuteronomy 18:14 in every translation
- BSB 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World 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.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For these nations, which thou shalt dispossess, hearkened unto those that use auguries, and that use divination; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee [to do] so.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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 .