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Leviticus 18:21

Molech

19 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

20 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

22 You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

23 You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
KJV
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
WEB
“‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
ASV
And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through [the fire] to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
DARBY
And thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
BLB
And from your seed you shall not give to pass over to Molech, and you shall not profane the name of your God. I [am] YHWH.
ÅB
Du skal ikke gi noe av dine barn fra deg til ildoffer for Molok[^1]; du skal ikke vanhellige din Guds navn; jeg er Herren.
OTB
Du skal ikke gi noen av dine barn for å bli ofret til Molok, og du skal heller ikke vanhellige navnet til din Gud. Jeg er Herren.
B1930
Du skal ikke gi noget av dine barn fra dig til ildoffer for Molok; du skal ikke vanhellige din Guds navn; jeg er Herren. / < ammonittenes avgud, til hvis ære barn blev opbrent.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:10

    Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

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  • Leviticus 20:2–5

    “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.

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  • Leviticus 19:12

    You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 22:32

    You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,

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  • 1 Kings 11:33

    For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.

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  • Malachi 1:12

    “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’

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  • 1 Kings 11:7

    At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.

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