“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘I am the Lord your God.

You shall not give any of your children to offer them [by fire as a sacrifice] to Molech [the god of the Ammonites], nor shall you profane the name of your God [by honoring idols as gods]. I am the Lord.

“Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

“Moreover, you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘Any Israelite or any stranger residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech (the god of the Ammonites) [as a human sacrifice] shall most certainly be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

For the children of Israel are My servants; My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.