Leviticus 20:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And if the peop of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Moch, and kill him not:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if the people{H5971} at the land{H776} do at all{H5956} hide{H5956} their eyes{H5869} from that man,{H376} when he giveth{H5414} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech,{H4432} and put him not{H1115} to death;{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if the people{H5971} of the land{H776} do any ways{H5956}{(H8687)} hide{H5956}{(H8686)} their eyes{H5869} from the man{H376}, when he giveth{H5414}{(H8800)} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech{H4432}, and kill{H4191}{(H8687)} him not{H1115}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from that felowe, when he geueth of his seed vnto Moloch, so that they kyll him not:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And though the people of the londe loke thorow the fyngers vpon that man, which hath geuen of his sede unto Moloch, so that they put him not to death,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And if the people of the lande hide their eyes, and winke at that man when he giueth his children vnto Molech, and kill him not,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from the man that geueth his chyldren vnto Moloch, and kyll hym not:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and don't put him to death;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and don't put him to death;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes to that man when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death,

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:2-5 : 2 If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or woman who has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant, 3 and has 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, 4 and it is told to you, and you have heard of it and diligently inquired, and indeed it is true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die.
  • Josh 7:12 : 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 anymore, except you destroy the accursed from among you.
  • 1 Sam 3:13-14 : 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows about; because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. 14 And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice or offering forever.
  • 1 Kgs 20:42 : 42 And he said to him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
  • Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
  • Deut 13:8 : 8 You shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare him, neither shall you conceal him:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Lev 20:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Again, you shall say to the children of Israel, Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech, he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

    3 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.

  • Lev 20:5-6
    2 verses
    86%

    5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

    6 And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go whoring after them, I will set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Lev 18:21
    79%

    21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 23:10
    76%

    10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech.

  • Lev 20:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9 For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

    10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

    11 And the man that lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

  • Lev 20:13-18
    6 verses
    73%

    13 If a man also lies with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

    14 And if a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

    15 And if a man lies with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the beast.

    16 And if a woman approaches any beast and lies down with it, you shall kill the woman and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

    17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

    18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he has discovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

  • Lev 20:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

    21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Jer 32:35
    72%

    35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

  • Lev 17:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 And you shall say to them, Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

    9 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD; that man shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Ezek 18:14
    71%

    14 Now, if he begets a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and considers and does not do such like,

  • Lev 17:4
    71%

    4 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

  • Exod 21:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him with guile, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

    15 And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Jer 19:4
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    4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it to other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;

  • Ezek 18:10
    71%

    10 If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and does any of these things,

  • Lev 18:29
    71%

    29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

  • Lev 24:17
    70%

    17 And he who kills any man shall surely be put to death.

  • Deut 13:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 You shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare him, neither shall you conceal him:

    9 But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

  • Deut 17:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4 and it is told to you, and you have heard of it and diligently inquired, and indeed it is true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,

    5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

  • 2 Chr 28:3
    70%

    3 Moreover, he burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

  • Deut 21:21
    70%

    21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shall you put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear and fear.

  • Num 35:20
    70%

    20 But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies;

  • Ezek 20:26
    70%

    26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that opens the womb, that I might make them desolate, so that they might know that I am the LORD.

  • Deut 4:25
    70%

    25 When you beget children, and children's children, and have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a carved image, or the likeness of anything, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD your God, to provoke him to anger:

  • Lev 20:27
    70%

    27 A man or woman who has a familiar spirit, or who is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.

  • Deut 17:2
    70%

    2 If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or woman who has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant,

  • Deut 19:10
    69%

    10 That innocent blood may not be shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and thus blood guilt be upon you.

  • Ezek 20:4
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    4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Make them know the abominations of their fathers:

  • Num 4:20
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    20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

  • Deut 17:7
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    7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.

  • Ezek 20:7
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    7 Then I said to them, Cast away every man the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 4:27
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    27 And if any one of the common people sins through ignorance, while doing something against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;

  • Deut 19:12
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    12 Then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

  • Ezek 3:20
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    20 Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.

  • Exod 21:17
    69%

    17 And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Lev 21:16
    69%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,