Leviticus 20:4
2 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.
3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,
- KJV
- And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
- WEB
- If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death,
- ASV
- And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;
- DARBY
- And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, that they kill him not,
- BLB
- And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes from that man when he gives of his seed to Molech, and they do not kill him,
- ÅB
- Om folket i landet lukker øynene til og ikke straffer en slik mann med døden når han gir sitt barn fra seg til Molok,
- OTB
- Hvis folkene i landet vender det blinde øyet til når den mannen gir sine barn til Molok og unnlater å sette ham til døden,
- B1930
- Om folket i landet lukker øinene til og ikke straffer en sådan mann med døden når han gir sitt barn fra sig til Molok,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 17:2–5
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Read in contextActs 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Read in context1 Samuel 3:13–14
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
Read in context1 Kings 20:42
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:8
Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
Read in contextJoshua 7:12
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
Read in contextRevelation 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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