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They shall have equal portions to eat, even though they have income from the sale of family possessions.[a]

Child-Sacrifice, Divination, and Magic Prohibited

When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn to imitate the abhorrent practices of those nations. 10 No one shall be found among you who makes a son or daughter pass through fire, or who practices divination, or is a soothsayer, or an augur, or a sorcerer,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 18:8 Meaning of Heb uncertain

He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.(A)

Occult Practices

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate(B) the detestable ways(C) of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(D) who practices divination(E) or sorcery,(F) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(G)

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