A charmer; one that charmeth serpents or other cattle, Psalms 58:5; or, a fortune-teller, that foretelleth the events of men's lives by the conjunctions of the stars, &c. See Poole on "Leviticus 19:31"; See Poole on "Leviticus 20:6". A consulter with familiar spirits, whom they call upon by certain words or rites to engage them in evil designs. A wizard, Heb. a knowing or cunning man, who by any superstitious or forbidden ways undertakes the revelation of secret things: A necromancer; one that calleth up and inquireth of the dead, 1 Samuel 28:8 Isaiah 8:19.
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Deuteronomy 18:11
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.