Mitzvah #63 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not mutter incantations“
Scripture Reference: DEU 18:11 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יא וְחֹבֵר, חָבֶר; וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי, וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל-הַמֵּתִים.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
11 ἐπαείδων ἐπαοιδήν, ἐγγαστρίμυθος καὶ τερατοσκόπος, ἐπερωτῶν τοὺς νεκρούς.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #512
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry