Leviticus 20:4

Modern

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,

Traditional

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:

Literal

And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes from that man when he gives of his seed to Molech, and they do not kill him,

Latin

Quod si negligens populus terræ, et quasi parvipendens imperium meum, dimiserit hominem qui dedit de semine suo Moloch, nec voluerit eum occidere:

Hebrew

English

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,

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 17:2–5
If 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
Acts 17:30
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
Joshua 7:12
This 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 Kings 20:42
And 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.’”
Deuteronomy 13:8
…you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
1 Samuel 3:13–14
I 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.
Revelation 2:14
But 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.

Molech: Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice