Mitzvah #61 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not go into a trance to foresee events, etc“
Scripture Reference: DEU 18:10 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"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,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
י לֹא-יִמָּצֵא בְךָ, מַעֲבִיר בְּנוֹ-וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ, קֹסֵם קְסָמִים, מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּׁף.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
10 οὐχ εὑρεθήσεται ἐν σοὶ περικαθαίρων τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ ἐν πυρί, μαντευόμενος μαντείαν, κληδονιζόμενος καὶ οἰωνιζόμενος, φαρμακός,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #510
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry