Negative Commandment #61 of 613

Do not go into a trance to foresee events, etc

Commandment #61a prohibition from Deuteronomy 18:10, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

Deuteronomy 18:10

Hebrew

י לֹא-יִמָּצֵא בְךָ, מַעֲבִיר בְּנוֹ-וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ, קֹסֵם קְסָמִים, מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּׁף.

Greek (Septuagint)

10 οὐχ εὑρεθήσεται ἐν σοὶ περικαθαίρων τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ ἐν πυρί, μαντευόμενος μαντείαν, κληδονιζόμενος καὶ οἰωνιζόμενος, φαρμακός,

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Idolatry
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
18

Scholarly References

Parashah
Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch
#510
Mishneh Torah
KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs

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