Charmer. — Literally one who ties knots, used here for the first time in Old Testament.

Consulter with familiar spirits. — Literally, one who consulteth ôb (see Leviticus 19:31).

A Wizard. — One who knows or pretends to know the secrets of the unseen world. (See Leviticus 19:31.)

Necromancer. — One who inquires of the dead. Four of the above practices are ascribed to king Manasseh in 2 Chronicles 33:6. It is hardly possible that all of them were mere imposture and deceit.

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