Leviticus 20:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 20:3

Penalties for Breaking the Law

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 20:3

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American Standard Version
I also 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.

Amplified® Bible
I also will set My face against that man [opposing him, withdrawing My protection from him, and excluding him from My covenant] and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given of his children to Molech, defiling My sanctuary and profaning My holy name.

Contemporary English Version
They have disgraced both the place where I am worshiped and my holy name, and so I will turn against them and no longer let them belong to my people.

Darby English Version
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, so as to make my sanctuary unclean, and to profane my holy name.

Good News Bible
If any of you give one of your children to Molech and make my sacred Tent unclean and disgrace my holy name, I will turn against you and will no longer consider you my people.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
`I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.

New International Version
I will set my face against that man and I will cut him off from his people; for by giving his children to Molech, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.

New King James Version
I will set My face against that man, and will 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.

Revised Standard Version
I myself will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

Young's Literal Translation
and I -- I set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for of his seed he hath given to the Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to pollute My holy name.

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