Deuteronomy 18:11 Go deeper

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Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. (KJV)

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וְחֹבֵ֖רve.cho.Verand [one who] casts

Lemma: חָבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2266

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to unite

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 28:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2266; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 1

חָ֑בֶרCha.vera spell

Lemma: חֶ֫בֶר (che.ver) · Strong's: H2267

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spell

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 58:5, Isaiah 47:9, Isaiah 47:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2267; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 2

וְשֹׁאֵ֥לve.sho.'Eland [one who] consults

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 3

אוֹב֙'Ova necromancer

Lemma: אוֹב (ov) · Strong's: H0178

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: medium

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6, Leviticus 20:27, 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Samuel 28:7, 1 Samuel 28:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0178; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 4

וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יve.yi.de.'o.Niand a familiar spirit

Lemma: יִדְּעֹנִי (yid.d.o.ni) · Strong's: H3049

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spiritist

Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:6, Leviticus 20:27, 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Samuel 28:9, 2 Kings 21:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3049; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 5

וְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.Reshand [one who] enquires

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 6

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 7

הַמֵּתִֽים\׃ha.me.Timthe dead

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Deuteronomy 18:11 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

casts spells	→	חָבַר H2266 to unite
. . .	→	חֶ֫בֶר H2267 spell
consults	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
a medium	→	אוֹב H0178 medium
or spiritist	→	יִדְּעֹנִי H3049 spiritist
or inquires	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
of	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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