- that useth divination:
- The precise import of the terms here used to express these unhallowed practices cannot be clearly ascertained. He that useth divination, kosaim, kesamim, seems a general term for the various species after specified; observer of times, meonain, one who pretends to foretell by the clouds, planets, etc.; enchanter menachesh, a diviner, either by means of serpents, or by inspecting the entrails of beasts, the flight of birds, etc.; a witch, mecashsheph, one who used magical fumigations, etc.; a charmer, chover chaver, one who uses spells, or a peculiar conjunction of words, or tying knots, etc.; a consulter with familiar spirits, shoel ov, a pythoness; a wizard, yidoni, a cunning man; necromancer, doresh el hammaithim one who seeks enquiries of the dead. "Thou shalt not¹ suffer a witch²° to live.ª°¹" {Exd 22:18} + "Ye shall not¹ eatª° [any thing] with¹ the blood:ª neither¹ shall ye use enchantment,ª° nor¹ observe times.ª°" {Lev 19:26} + "Regardª° not¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª neither¹ seekª° after¹ wizards,ª to be defiledª° by them: I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 19:31} + "And ye shall be¹ holyª unto me: for¹ I¹ the LORDª [am] holy,ª and have severedª° you from¹ [other] people,ª that ye should be¹ mine. ... A manª also or¹ womanª that¹ hath²¹ a familiar spirit,ª or¹ that is a wizard,ª shall surely²° be put to death:ª° they shall stoneª° them with stones:ª their bloodª [shall be] upon them." {Lev 20:26-27} + "Now Samuelª was dead,ª° and all¹ Israelª had lamentedª° him, and buriedª° him in Ramah,ª even in his own city.ª And Saulª had put awayª° those that had familiar spirits,ª and the wizards,ª out of the land.ª¹" {1Sm 28:3} + "Then saidª° Saulª unto his servants,ª Seekª° me a womanª that hathª a familiar spirit,ª that I may go²°¹ to¹ her, and enquireª° of her. And his servantsª saidª° to¹ him, Behold,¹ [there is] a womanª that hathª a familiar spiritª at Endor.ª" {1Sm 28:7} + "And the womanª saidª° unto¹ him, Behold,¹ thou¹ knowestª°¹ what¹ Saulª hath done,ª° how¹ he hath cut offª°¹ those that have familiar spirits,ª and the wizards,ª out of¹ the land:ª wherefore¹ then layest thou¹ a snareª° for my life,ª to cause me to die?ª°" {1Sm 28:9} + "So Saulª diedª° for his transgressionª which¹ he committedª° against the LORD,ª [even] against¹ the wordª of the LORD,ª which¹ he keptª° not,¹ and also¹ for askingª° [counsel] of [one that had] a familiar spirit,ª to enquireª° [of it];" {1Ch 10:13} + "And he¹ caused²°¹ his childrenª to pass¹ through²° the fireª in the valleyª of the sonª of Hinnom:ª also he observed times,ª° and used enchantments,ª° and used witchcraft,ª° and dealt²° with¹ a familiar spirit,ª and with wizards:ª he wroughtª° muchª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª to provoke him to anger.ª°" {2Ch 33:6} + "And when¹ they shall sayª° unto¹ you, Seekª° unto¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª and unto¹ wizardsª that peep,ª° and that mutter:ª° should not¹ a peopleª seekª° unto¹ their God?ª for¹ the livingª to¹ the dead?ª° ... To the lawª and to the testimony:ª if¹ they speakª° not¹ according to this¹ word,ª [it is] because¹ [there is] no¹ lightª in them." {Isa 8:19-20} + "Thou art weariedª° in the multitudeª of thy counsels.ª Let now¹ the astrologers,ªª° the stargazers,ª²¹ the monthlyª prognosticators,ª° stand up,ª° and saveª° thee from [these things] that¹¹ shall comeª° upon¹ thee." {Isa 47:13} + "¹ Manyª of them also² which usedª° curious artsª brought²° their books² together,ª°¹ and burned¹ them²° beforeª allª [men]: andª they countedª° the¹ priceª of them,ª andª foundª° [it] fifty² thousandª¹ [pieces] of silver.ª" {Act 19:19} + "Idolatry,ª witchcraft,ª hatred,ª variance,ª emulations,ª wrath,ª strife,ª seditions,ª heresies,ª" {Gal 5:20}
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