Leviticus 20:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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,”
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“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,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if the people of 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;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 20:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 13:8you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
- Deuteronomy 17:2If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant
- Joshua 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
- 1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
- 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
- Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
- Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).