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Exodus 22:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Exodus 22:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 22:18

Theological / Devotional

Witch. More accurately, “sorceress” (KJV, margin). A sorcerer was one who claimed supernatural knowledge or power, which he used either to influence the gods or to cast magic spells. The fact that women are designated rather than men suggests that the female sex was more addicted to this crime.

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