Bible verse
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,
Leviticus 20:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Leviticus 20.
1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
3 And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
4 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,
5 then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
6 Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
7 Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
8 And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
KJV
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:
ASV
And if the people at 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;
ERV
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death:
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