¹² For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

²⁴ Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;

⁴ Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee.

²⁷ (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);