Verse Comparison: Leviticus 18:21
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
You shall not give any of your children to pass through the fire {and} sacrifice them to Molech [the fire god], nor shall you profane the name of your God [by giving it to false gods]. I am the Lord.
Contemporary English Version
Don't sacrifice your children on the altar fires to the god Molech. I am the LORD your God, and that would disgrace me.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
Do not hand over any of your children to be used in the worship of the god Molech, because that would bring disgrace on the name of God, the LORD.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
`You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
New International Version
" 'Do 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.
New King James Version
And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I proclaim Myself the LORD.
Revised Standard Version
You shall not give any of your children to devote them by fire to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
`And of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I `am' Jehovah.
