Then he said to him, “Thus says Adonai: ‘Because you have released out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life will be in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”
Leviticus 20:4 - Tree of Life Version But if the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and do not put him to death, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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: |
Then he said to him, “Thus says Adonai: ‘Because you have released out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life will be in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”
I also will set My face against such a person and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given his children to Molech, defiling My Sanctuary and profaning My holy Name.
then I will set My face against that man and against his family, and will cut him off, along with all who play the prostitute after him with Molech, from among their people.
Although God overlooked the periods of ignorance, now He commands everyone everywhere to repent.
from among the gods of the peoples around you, near you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other.
So Bnei-Yisrael cannot stand before their enemies. So they turn their necks before their enemies, because they have come under the ban. I will not be with you any more unless you destroy whatever is under the ban from among you.
“But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who was teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before Bnei-Yisrael, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.