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Leviticus 20:2

“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.

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ASV

Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

KJV

Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
תֹּאמַר֒to.Maryou will sayH559 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha personH376 →
אִישׁ֩'isha personH376 →
מִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.Neifrom [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וּמִן־u.min-and ofH4480 →
הַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.Gerthe sojourner[s]H1616 →
הַגָּ֣רha.Garwho sojournsH1481 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
יִתֵּ֧ןyi.Tenhe will giveH5414 →
מִזַּרְע֛וֹmi.zar.'Oany of offspring hisH2233 →
לַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhto <the> MolechH4432 →
מ֣וֹתMotcertainly <to die>H4191 →
יוּמָ֑תyu.Mathe will be put to deathH4191 →
עַ֥ם'am[the] people ofH5971 →
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּyir.ge.Mu.huthey will stone himH7275 →
בָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venwith <the> stone[s]H68 →

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Leviticus 24:23Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.Leviticus 24:14“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.Leviticus 20:27A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”Leviticus 18:21You must 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.Joshua 7:25“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.Numbers 15:35–36And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”2 Chronicles 33:6He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.2 Kings 23:10He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.Psalms 106:38They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.2 Kings 17:17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.Leviticus 17:8Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice2 Chronicles 28:3Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.Acts 7:43You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’Deuteronomy 13:10–11Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Ezekiel 23:39On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.Deuteronomy 12:31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.Ezekiel 23:37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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