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{Acts 19:19} x1161 Many 2425 of them also y1161 which used 4238 z5660 curious arts 4021 brought y4851 z0 their books y976 together, 4851 z5631 x976 and burned x2618 them y2618 z5707 before 1799 all 3956 [men]: and 2532 they counted 4860 z5656 the x3588 price 5092 of them, 846 and 2532 found 2147 z5627 [it] fifty y4002 thousand 3461 x4002 [pieces] of silver. 694
used:
"Butª there was a certainª man,ª calledª Simon,ª which beforetimeª° inª the¹ same cityª used sorcery,ª° andª bewitchedª° the¹ peopleª of Samaria,ª giving outª° that himselfª wasª° someª great one:ª ... Andª to himª they had regard,ª° because² that of longª timeª he had bewitchedª° themª with sorceries.ª" {Act 8:9-11} + "Andª when they had gone throughª° the¹ isleª untoª Paphos,ª they foundª° a certainª sorcerer,ª a false prophet,ª a Jew,ª whoseª nameª [was] Barjesus:ª" {Act 13:6} + "Butª Elymasª the¹ sorcererª (forª soª is his² name² by interpretation)ª°¹¹ withstoodª° them,ª seekingª° to turn awayª° the¹ deputyª fromª the¹ faith.ª" {Act 13:8} + "Then Pharaohª also¹ calledª° the wise menª and the sorcerers:ª° now the magiciansª of Egypt,ª they¹ also¹ didª° in like mannerª with their enchantments.ª" {Exd 7:11} + "And the magiciansª of Egyptª didª° so¹ with their enchantments:ª and Pharaoh'sª heartª was hardened,ª° neither¹ did he hearkenª° unto¹ them; as¹ the LORDª had said.ª°" {Exd 7:22} + "There shall not¹ be foundª° among you [any one] that maketh his sonª or his daughterª to pass²° through¹ the fire,ª [or] that usethª° divination,ª [or] an observer of times,ª° or an enchanter,ª° or a witch,ª° ... For¹ all¹ that doª° these things¹ [are] an abominationª unto the LORD:ª and becauseª of these¹ abominationsª the LORDª thy Godª doth drive them outª°¹ from beforeª¹ thee." {Deu 18:10-12} + "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 ... 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 28:7-9} + "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°" {Isa 8:19} + "Standª° now¹ with thine enchantments,ª and with the multitudeª of thy sorceries,ª whereinª thou hast labouredª° from thy youth;ª¹ if so be¹ thou shalt be ableª° to profit,ª° if so be¹ thou mayest prevail.ª° ... 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 47:12-13} + "Then the kingª commandedª° to callª° the magicians,ª and the astrologers,ª and the sorcerers,ª° and the Chaldeans,ª for to shewª° the kingª his dreams.ª So they cameª° and stoodª° beforeª the king.ª" {Dan 2:2}
curious:
Περιεργα [Strong's G4021], curious, that is, magical arts, in which sense the word is used in the Greek writers. The study of magic was prosecuted with such zeal at Ephesus, that Εφεσια [Strong's G2180], γραμματα [Strong's G1121], the Ephesian letters, certain charms, or words used in incantation, became much celebrated in antiquity.
and burned:
"And they gaveª° unto¹ Jacobª¹ all¹ the strangeª godsª which¹ [were] in their hand,ª and [all their] earringsª which¹ [were] in their ears;ª and Jacobª hidª° them under¹ the oakª which¹ [was] by¹ Shechem.ª" {Gen 35:4} + "And he tookª°¹ the calfª which¹ they had made,ª° and burntª° [it] in the fire,ª and groundª° [it] to¹ powder,ª°¹ and strawedª° [it] uponª¹ the water,ª and made¹ the childrenª of Israelª drinkª° [of it]." {Exd 32:20} + "The graven imagesª of their godsª shall ye burnª° with fire:ª thou shalt not¹ desireª° the silverª or goldª [that is] on¹ them, nor takeª° [it] unto thee, lest¹ thou be snaredª° therein: for¹ it¹ [is] an abominationª to the LORDª thy God.ª ... Neither¹ shalt thou bringª° an abominationª into¹ thine house,ª lest thou be¹ a cursed thingª like it:¹ [but] thou shalt utterly²° detestª° it, and thou shalt utterly²° abhorª° it; for¹ it¹ [is] a cursed thing.ª" {Deu 7:25-26} + "In that¹ dayª a manª shall castª°¹ his idolsª of silver,ª and his idolsª of gold,ª which¹ they made¹ [each one] for himself²° to worship,ª° to the molesªª and to the bats;ª ... To goª° into the cleftsª of the rocks,ª and into the topsª of the ragged rocks,ª forª¹ fearª of the LORD,ª and for the gloryª¹ of his majesty,ª when he arisethª° to shake terriblyª° the earth.ª" {Isa 2:20-21} + "Ye shall defileª° also¹ the coveringª of thy graven imagesª of silver,ª and the ornamentª of thy molten imagesª of gold:ª thou shalt cast them awayª° as¹ a menstruous cloth;ª thou shalt sayª° unto it, Get thee hence.ª°" {Isa 30:22} + "Andª ifª thyª rightª eyeª offendª° thee,ª pluck²° it² out,ª°¹ andª castª° [it] fromª thee:ª forª it is profitable²°¹ for theeª thatª oneª of thyª membersª should perish,ª° andª notª [that] thyª wholeª bodyª should be castª° intoª hell.ª ... Andª ifª thyª rightª handª offendª° thee,ª cut²° it² off,ª°¹ andª castª° [it] fromª thee:ª forª it is profitableª° for theeª thatª oneª of thyª membersª should perish,ª° andª notª [that] thyª wholeª bodyª should be castª° intoª hell.ª" {Mtt 5:29-30} + "So²¹ likewise,²¹ whosoeverª he be ofª youª thatª forsakethª° notª allª that he hath,ªª° he cannotªª° beª° myª disciple.ª" {Lke 14:33} + "Forª² ye had compassionª°¹ of me in myª bonds,ª andª tookª° joyfullyªª the¹ spoilingª of yourª goods,ª° knowingª° inª yourselvesª that ye haveª° inª heavenª a betterª andª an enduringª° substance.ª" {Hbr 10:34}
fifty:
Probably Attic drachms; which at 7, 1/2d. each, would amount to 1, 562£. 10s. or at, 9d. each, to 1, 875£.

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