King James Version

Exodus 22:18

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:17.

מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הmekhashefahsorcererכָּשַׁףverb, piel, participle, absolute — “sorcerer”, a verb used as a describing wordH3784properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magicsorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְחַיֶּֽהtechayehliveחָיָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “live”, an unfinished actionH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-17) Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

Young’s Literal Translation

'A witch thou dost not keep alive.

World English Bible

“You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

Darby Translation

— Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Douay-Rheims

Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-17) Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye shall not save the lives of sorcerers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φαρμακοὺς οὐ περιποιήσετε.