Leviticus 18:21
19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
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.
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
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
Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Read in contextLeviticus 20:2–5
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:12
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Read in contextLeviticus 22:32
Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
Read in context1 Kings 11:33
Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
Read in contextMalachi 1:12
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
Read in context1 Kings 11:7
Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
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