^{9 Ref} When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.

^{10 Ref} Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker,

^{11 Ref} Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.

^{12 Ref} For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.