Do not inquire of spirits
Commandment 47ProhibitionParashat KedoshimIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Scripture
'Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
Hebrew
לא אַל-תִּפְנוּ אֶל-הָאֹבֹת וְאֶל-הַיִּדְּעֹנִים, אַל-תְּבַקְשׁוּ לְטָמְאָה בָהֶם: אֲנִי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Greek
31 οὐκ ἐπακολουθήσετε ἐγγαστριμύθοις καὶ τοῖς ἐπαοιδοῖς οὐ προσκολληθήσεσθε ἐκμιανθῆναι ἐν αὐτοῖς· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Classification
- Parashah: Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 255
- Mishneh Torah: Knowledge — Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.