But Laban said to him, ‘If I have found favour with you, stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.’
Genesis 44:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wrong! ” ’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Is it not my master's drinking cup with which he divines [the future]? You have done wrong in doing this. American Standard Version (1901) Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. Common English Bible Isn’t this the cup my master drinks from and uses to discover God’s plans? What you’ve done is despicable.’” Catholic Public Domain Version The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The cup which you have stolen is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing. |
But Laban said to him, ‘If I have found favour with you, stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.’
‘What have you done? ’ Joseph said to them. ‘Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination? ’
Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, so they quickly picked up on this and responded, ‘Yes, it is your brother Ben-hadad.’ Then he said, ‘Go and bring him.’ So Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab brought him up into the chariot.
He sacrificed his son in the fire, , practised witchcraft and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.
‘You are not to eat anything with blood in it. , You are not to practise divination or witchcraft.