(י) וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ כֵ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה ה' וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־מַטֵּ֗הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין׃ (יא) וַיִּקְרָא֙ גַּם־פַּרְעֹ֔ה לַֽחֲכָמִ֖ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֜ם חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃ (יב) וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מַטֵּ֔הוּ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְתַנִּינִ֑ם וַיִּבְלַ֥ע מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶת־מַטֹּתָֽם׃
(10) And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. (11) Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their secret arts. (12) For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
(17) Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.
(27) A man also or a woman that divineth by a ghost or a familiar spirit, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.
(ט) כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ה' אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא־תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם׃ (י) לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֣א בְךָ֔ מַעֲבִ֥יר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּ֖וֹ בָּאֵ֑שׁ קֹסֵ֣ם קְסָמִ֔ים מְעוֹנֵ֥ן וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃ (יא) וְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶר וְשֹׁאֵ֥ל אוֹב֙ וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים׃ (יב) כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת ה' כָּל־עֹ֣שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה וּבִגְלַל֙ הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔לֶּה ה' אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מוֹרִ֥ישׁ אוֹתָ֖ם מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃
(9) When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. (10) There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (11) or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer. (12) For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the LORD; and because of these abominations the LORD thy God is driving them out from before thee.
(י) יוצאין בביצת החרגול, ובשן שועל, ובמסמר מן הצלוב, משום רפואה, דברי רבי מאיר. וחכמים אומרים: אף בחל אסור, משום דרכי האמורי.
(10) One may go out with a locust egg, or with a fox's tooth, or with the nail of one who has been hanged, for the sake of remedies, these are the words of Rabbi Meir. But the Sages say: This is forbidden even on a weekday because [it imitates] the ways of the Amorites.
(ז) הנותן מזרעו למלך, אינו חיב עד שימסר למלך ויעביר באש. מסר למלך ולא העביר באש, העביר באש ולא מסר למלך, אינו חיב, עד שימסור למלך ויעביר באש. בעל אוב זה הפיתום המדבר משחיו, וידעוני זה המדבר בפיו, הרי אלו בסקילה, והנשאל בהם באזהרה.
(7) One who gives of his children to Molekh - he is not liable until he gives over [the child] to Molekh and passes [the child] through the fire. [If he] gave over [the child] to Molekh, but did not pass [the child] through the fire; [or he] passed [the child] through the fire, but did not give [the child] over to Molekh, the man is not liable; [for he is not liable] until he gives over [the child] and passes [the child] through the fire. A ba'al 'ov- this is the magician who [causes the dead] to speak from his armpit; a yid'oni- this is the one who [causes the dead] to speak through his own mouth. These are executed by stoning, and one who consults them is [merely liable for] a negative commandment [that does not warrant capital punishment].
Yerushalmi Taanit 3:11, IV
"There was a house that was about to collapse over there (in Babylonia), and Rab set one of his disciples in the house, until they had cleared out everything from the house. When the disciple left the house, the house collapsed. And there are those who say that it was R. Adda bar Ahwah.
Sages sent and said to him: ‘What sort of good deeds are to your credit (that you have that much merit)?’
He said to them: ‘In my whole life no man ever got to the synagogue in the morning before I did. I never left anybody there when I went out. I never walked four cubits without speaking words of Torah. Nor did I ever mention teachings of Torah in an inappropriate setting. I never laid out a bed and slept for a regular period of time. I never took great strides among the associates. I never called my fellow by a nickname. I never rejoiced in the embarrassment of my fellow. I never cursed my fellow when I was lying by myself in bed. I never walked over in the marketplace to someone who owed me money. In my entire life I never lost my temper in my household.’"
Yerushalmi Moed Kattan 3:7:
"He who sees a disciple of a sage who has died is as if he sees a scroll of the Torah that has been burned.
R. Jacob bar Abayye in the name of R. Aha said: ‘An elder who forgot his learning because of some accident that happened to him–they treat him with the sanctity owed to an ark (of the Torah).’"
"There was a woman who tried to take dirt from under the feet of R. Hanina (for use against him in sorcery). He said to her: If it works out for you, go do it, (for at Deut. 4:25) ‘There is no one else besides him’ is written. Can this be so (that Hanina permitted the woman to attempt a magical act)? This seems impossible, since, at Deut. 4:25 ‘There is no one else besides him’ is written. And (suggesting that sorcerers attempt to avail themselves of some different power) did not R. Yohanan say: ‘Why are they called sorcerers? Because they deny the power of the family above’? R. Hanina was in a special category, because he had a great deal of merit."
"Yannai came to an inn. He said to them: ‘Give me some water to drink.’ They brought him a flour-and-water drink. He saw that the woman’s lips were moving. He poured out a little of the drink, and it turned into scorpions. He said to them: ‘I drank something of yours, now you take a drink of mine.’ He gave her something to drink, and she turned into an ass. He mounted her and went out to the market place. Her girl-friend came and nullified the charm, so he was seen riding around on a woman in the market place."