Leviticus 20:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people because he has given his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his peop; because he hath given of his seed unto Moch, to defi my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his offspring to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I also will set{H5414} my face{H6440} against that man,{H376} and will cut him off{H3772} from among{H7130} his people;{H5971} because he hath given{H5414} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech,{H4432} to defile{H2930} my sanctuary,{H4720} and to profane{H2490} my holy{H6944} name.{H8034}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I will set{H5414}{(H8799)} my face{H6440} against that man{H376}, and will cut him off{H3772}{(H8689)} from among{H7130} his people{H5971}; because he hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech{H4432}, to defile{H2930}{(H8763)} my sanctuary{H4720}, and to profane{H2490}{(H8763)} my holy{H6944} name{H8034}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And I wil sett my face apon that felowe, and will destroye him from amonge his people: because he hath geuen of his seed vnto Moloch, for to defile my sanctuary and to polute myne holy name.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & I wyll set my face agaynst that man, and wyll rote him out from amoge his people, because he hath geuen of his sede vnto Moloch, and defyled my Sanctuary, & vnhalowed my holy name.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people, because he hath giuen his children vnto Molech, for to defile my Sanctuarie, and to pollute mine holye Name.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I wyl set my face agaynst that man, and wyll cut hym of from among his people, because he hath geuen his chyldren vnto Moloch, for to defile my sanctuarie, & to pollute my holy name.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people because he has given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I -- I set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for of his seed he hath given to the Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to pollute My holy name.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I also 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I also 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And my face will be turned against that man, and he will be cut off from his people; because he has given his offspring to Molech, making my holy place unclean, and making my holy name common.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people because he has given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I myself will set my face against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 18:21 : 21 Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  • Lev 17:10 : 10 Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.
  • Ezek 5:11 : 11 Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and abominations, I Myself will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will show no pity.
  • Ezek 23:38-39 : 38 They have also done this to me: On the same day they defiled my sanctuary and desecrated my Sabbaths. 39 When they slaughtered their children as sacrifices to their idols, they came to my sanctuary on the same day to desecrate it. See, this is what they have done in my house.
  • 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'
  • 1 Pet 3:12 : 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their prayers. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
  • Ezek 20:39 : 39 As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you! But afterward, you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols.
  • Lev 15:31 : 31 You must warn the Israelites about their impurity, so they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
  • Num 19:20 : 20 But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 20:4-7
    4 verses
    93%

    4 But if the people of the land deliberately close their eyes to that man when he gives his children to Molech, and they fail to put him to death,

    5 then I will set my face against that man and his family, and I will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molech.

    6 If anyone turns to mediums or spiritists, prostituting themselves by following them, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.

    7 Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 20:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2 Say to the Israelites, 'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.

  • 8 I will set my face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

  • 21 Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • 10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so no one could make his son or daughter pass through the fire to Molech.

  • Lev 18:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29 For anyone who commits any of these detestable practices will be cut off from among their people.

    30 So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • 3 Say to them: 'If any of your descendants in future generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD while he is ceremonially unclean, that person will be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.'

  • Lev 17:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8 Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

    9 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord must be cut off from their people.

    10 Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.

  • 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and my soul will reject you.

  • 26 I defiled them through their own gifts, by making them cause all their firstborn to pass through the fire, in order to devastate them and make them know that I am the LORD.

  • 12 The Lord will cut off from the tents of Jacob anyone who does this—any one who is alert and responsive—but still presents an offering to the Lord of Hosts.

  • Lev 21:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 He must not defile his descendants among his people, because I am the LORD who sanctifies him.

    16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • 3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

  • 20 then I will uproot you from My land that I have given you, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

  • 35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Hinnom’s Son to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, something I never commanded nor even considered in My heart. They committed this detestable act to make Judah sin.

  • 11 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I have set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah.

  • 31 Because they have despised the word of the Lord and broken His commandment, they must be cut off completely. Their guilt remains on them.

  • Lev 23:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29 Anyone who does not humble themselves on this very day will be cut off from their people.

    30 I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day.

  • 7 And I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the detestable things your eyes are set on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'

  • 20 But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

  • 20 You must not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  • 7 I will set my face against them. Though they come out of the fire, the fire will still consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.

  • 31 When you offer your gifts and make your children pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Shall I let you inquire of me, house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will not let you inquire of me.

  • 4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every remnant of Baal from this place, the names of the pagan priests along with the priests.

  • 33 Whoever mixes anything like it or puts any of it on an unauthorized person shall be cut off from his people.'

  • 18 The men who violated my covenant and did not keep the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and walked between its pieces.

  • Lev 7:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20 If anyone who is unclean eats the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.

    21 If anyone touches something unclean, whether it is human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.

  • 4 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the sanctuary of the Lord shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

  • 9 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is upon him.

  • 7 then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. Israel will then become a proverb and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

  • 39 When they slaughtered their children as sacrifices to their idols, they came to my sanctuary on the same day to desecrate it. See, this is what they have done in my house.

  • Lev 20:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13 If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

    14 If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depravity. He and they must be burned with fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

  • 37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, passing them through the fire as food for their idols.

  • 3 'I will cut off the ruler from its midst and kill all its officials with him,' declares the LORD.

  • 8 Whoever eats it will bear the consequences of their sin, because they have treated what is sacred to the LORD with contempt. That person must be cut off from their people.

  • 38 Whoever makes anything like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.'

  • 11 If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

  • 11 Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and abominations, I Myself will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will show no pity.

  • 27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.