Deuteronomy 18:11

WEB

¹¹or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

KJV

¹¹Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

BSB

¹¹casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.

FBV

¹¹practice witchcraft, visit a medium or spiritist, or communicate with the dead. Anyone who does such things offends the Lord.

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Extra References

Leviticus 19:31

³¹“‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

1 Samuel 28:11-14

¹¹Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?” He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.”

¹²When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!”

¹³The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.”

¹⁴He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.