Leviticus 20:4
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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: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,
In other translations
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: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,
Hebrew words
וְאִםve'imand ifH518הַעְלֵםha'lemcertainly <to hide>H5956יַעְלִימוּya'limuthey will hideH5956עַם'am[the] people ofH5971הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֵינֵיהֶם'eineihemeyes theirH5869מִן־min-fromH4480הָאִישׁha'ishthe personH376הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931בְּתִתּוֹbetitowhen gives heH5414מִזַּרְעוֹmizar'oone of offspring hisH2233לַמֹּלֶךְlamolekhto <the> MolechH4432לְבִלְתִּיleviltito notH1115הָמִיתhamitto put to deathH4191אֹתוֹ׃'oto<obj.> himH853
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
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- Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
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- 1 Kings 20:42And 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.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 13:8Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
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- Revelation 2:14But 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.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.
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