## Sefer HaMitzvot, Negative Commandments

###### Sefer HaMitzvot, Negative Commandments 37:1
[Sefer HaMitzvot, Negative Commandments 37:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaMitzvot/s/Negative%20Commandments/r/37:1)

שהזהירנו משאול בידעוני. והוא אמרו יתעלה לא ימצא בך וגו' וידעוני. ולשון ספרא אל תפנו אל האובות ואל הידעונים, אוב זה פיתום המדבר משחיו, ידעוני המדבר בפיו, הרי אלו בסקילה והשואל בהם באזהרה. (שם, שם):

**Sefaria Edition 2021, Translated by Rabbi Francis Nataf:**
That He prohibited us from inquiring of a *yidaoni*. And that is His, may He be exalted, saying, "Let no one be found among you ... [or one who asks an *ov*] or a *yidaoni*" (Deuteronomy 18:10-11). And the language of the [Sifrei] (Sifrei Devarim 172:2-3) is, "*Ov* is a necromancer that speaks from his armpits; *yidaoni* is one that speaks from his mouth." Behold these are [liable for] stoning, but one who inquires of them is [only liable for having violated a] prohibition. (See Parashat Shoftim; Mishneh Torah, Foreign Worship and Customs of the Nations 11.)