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Molech Worship and Spiritism

20 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “And to the Israelites[b] you shall say, ‘If there is anyone[c] from the Israelites[d] or[e] from the alien who is dwelling in Israel, who gives any of[f] his offspring to Molech, he must surely be put to death; the people of the land must stone him with stones.[g] And I myself will set my face against that man, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of[h] his offspring to Molech, so that he makes my sanctuary unclean[i] and profanes[j] my holy name.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:1 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 20:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Leviticus 20:2 Literally “a man a man”
  4. Leviticus 20:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Leviticus 20:2 Or “and”
  6. Leviticus 20:2 Literally “from”
  7. Leviticus 20:2 Hebrew “the stone”
  8. Leviticus 20:3 Literally “from”
  9. Leviticus 20:3 Literally “to make unclean my sanctuary”
  10. Leviticus 20:3 Hebrew “to profane”
  11. Leviticus 20:3 Literally “the name of my holiness”

Punishments for Sin

20 The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death.(A) The members of the community are to stone him.(B) I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people;(C) for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled(D) my sanctuary(E) and profaned my holy name.(F)

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