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You shall not letלֹאa sorceressמְכַשֵּׁפָהlive.תְחַיֶּה
Exodus 22:18
Study it in the app“You shall not let a sorceress live.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:18, word by word
- a sorceressמְכַשֵּׁפָהmechashefa
practice sorcery
Practice sorcery; a sorcerer. The law of Israel forbids it (Deuteronomy 18:10).
Where else “mechashefa” appears- liveתְחַיֶּהtechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “techaye” appears
The context
17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall weigh out silver according to the bride-price of virgins.
18 · This verse (above)
19Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.