God had explicitly warned them: “There should not be found in you... anyone who employs divination, a practicer of magic or anyone who looks for omens or a sorcerer, or one who binds others with a spell or anyone who consults a spirit medium or a professional foreteller of events or anyone who inquires of the dead.
Jumal oli neid selge sõnaga hoiatanud: „Ärgu leidugu su keskel... ei ennustajat, pilvestlausujat, märkide seletajat ega nõida, ei manajat, vaimude ja tarkade küsitlejat ega surnutelt nõu otsijat!