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Berean Standard Bible

“Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,”

Deuteronomy 18:10

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Moses warns Israel about the practices of the nations in Canaan before they enter. Deuteronomy 18 then contrasts these with God's provision of prophets who speak in his name.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

World English Bible (WEB)

There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

King James Version (KJV)

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

American Standard Version (ASV)

There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No sea hallado en ti quien haga pasar su hijo ó su hija por el fuego, ni practicante de adivinaciones, ni agorero, ni sortílego, ni hechicero,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Nadie debe presentar a su hijo o hija como ofrenda para ser quemada. Tampoco se debe practicar la adivinación, la brujería, la hechicería,

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