Leviticus 20:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ And if the people of the land should ever close their eyes to them, when they give of their offspring to Molech, and do not put them to death,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ 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],

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ 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;

Common English Bible

⁴ But if the common people choose to look the other way when someone gives their children to Molech and do not execute such a person,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ But if the people of the land, having been neglectful and holding little regard for my authority, release the man who has given from his seed to Moloch, and they are not willing to kill him,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And if the people of the land neglecting, and as it were little regarding my commandment, let alone the man that hath given of his seed to Moloch, and will not kill him:

Leviticus 20:4 Cross References

1 Kings 20:42

Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: Because you have let the man go whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life and your people for his people.”

Leviticus 20:3

I myself will set my face against them and will cut them off from the people, because they have given of their offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

Leviticus 20:5

I myself will set my face against them and against their family and will cut them off from among their people, them and all who follow them in prostituting themselves to Molech.

Acts 17:30

While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

Deuteronomy 13:8

you must not yield to or heed any such persons. Show them no pity or compassion, and do not shield them.

Joshua 7:12

Therefore the Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they turn their backs to their enemies because they have become a thing devoted for destruction themselves. I will be with you no more unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.

Revelation 2:14

But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel, so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and engage in sexual immorality.