21 You shall not give any of your offspring (A)to [a]offer them to Molech, nor shall you (B)profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:21 Lit cause to pass over

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, (A)and even made his son pass through the fire, (B)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had [a]driven out from before the sons of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:3 Or dispossessed

He followed the ways of the kings of Israel(A) and even sacrificed his son(B) in the fire, engaging in the detestable(C) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

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17 Then (A)they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and (B)practiced divination and enchantments, and (C)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him.

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17 They sacrificed(A) their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sought omens(B) and sold(C) themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

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