Leviticus 20:4
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:
Leviticus 20:4 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death, |
| ASV | 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; |
| YLT | ‘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, |
| DARBY | 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, |
| BBE | And if the people of the land do not take note of that man when he gives his offspring to Molech, and do not put him to death, |
| Webster | And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed to Molech, and kill him not; |
What does Leviticus 20:4 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 20:1-9
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the mysteries of iniquity which they show their children, devote them to the service of Satan, and forward their everlasting ruin, in a manner even more to be lamented? What an account must such parents render to…
Leviticus 20:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 20:4
- Deuteronomy 17:2-5
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
- Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
- 1 Samuel 3:13-14
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
- 1 Kings 20:42
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
- Deuteronomy 13:8
Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
- Joshua 7:12
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
- Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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Context
- Leviticus 20:3
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.
- Leviticus 20:4
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:
- Leviticus 20:5
Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
Leviticus 20:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que si escondiere el pueblo de la tierra sus ojos de aquel varón que hubiere dado de su simiente á Moloch, para no matarle, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si le peuple du pays ferme les yeux, en quelque manière, sur cet homme, quand il donne de ses enfants à Moloc, pour ne pas le faire mourir, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn das Volk des Landes seine Augen irgend verhüllt vor selbigem Manne, wenn er von seinen Kindern dem Molech gibt, so daß es ihn nicht tötet, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si negligens populus terræ, et quasi parvipendens imperium meum, dimiserit hominem qui dedit de semine suo Moloch, nec voluerit eum occidere: |