Leviticus 20:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 20:4

2 ^a“Again, you shall say to the children of Israel: ^b‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who¹ dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall ^cstone him with stones.

3 ^aI will set My face against that man, and will¹ cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.

4 And if the people of the land should in any way¹ hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,

5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech.

6 ‘And ^athe person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.

7 ^aConsecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

8 And you shall keep ^aMy statutes, and perform them: ^bI am the Lord who sanctifies you.

9 ‘For ^aeveryone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. ^bHis blood shall be upon him.

10 ^a‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.

11 The man who lies with his ^afather’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

12 If a man lies with his ^adaughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them.

13 ^aIf a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

14 If a man marries a woman and her ^amother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.

15 If a man mates with an ^aanimal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.

16 If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them.

17 ‘If a man takes his ^asister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be¹ cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his² guilt.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 20:4

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American Standard Version
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;

Amplified® Bible
And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from the man when he gives one of his children [as a burnt offering] to Molech [the fire god] {and} they overlook it {or} neglect to take legal action to punish him, winking at his sin, and do not kill him [as My law requires],

Contemporary English Version
Some of you may let them get away with human sacrifice,

Darby English Version
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,

Good News Bible
But if the community ignores what you have done and does not put you to death,

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
`If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

New International Version
If the people of the community close their eyes when that man gives one of his children to Molech and they fail to put him to death,

New King James Version
And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

Revised Standard Version
And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

Young's Literal Translation
`And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving of his seed to the Molech, so as not to put him to death,

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