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Contemporary English Version
Leviticus 20:1
The Lord told Moses
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Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
New English Translation
The Lord spoke to Moses:
The Lord spoke to Moses:
Amplified Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lorde spake vnto Moses, saying,
And the Lorde spake vnto Moses, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
(LY: v) Adonai said to Moshe,
(LY: v) Adonai said to Moshe,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
English Standard Version
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
AND the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
AND the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord told Moses
The Lord told Moses
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord spoke to Moses:
The Lord spoke to Moses:
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE talked with Moses, and saide:
And the LORDE talked with Moses, and saide:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses,
And the Lord said to Moses,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide,
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New King James Version
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New Living Translation
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
New Revised Standard
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to Moses,
The LORD said to Moses,
THE MESSAGE
God spoke to Moses: "Tell the Israelites, Each and every Israelite and foreigner in Israel who gives his child to the god Molech must be put to death. The community must kill him by stoning. I will resolutely reject that man and cut him off from his people. By giving his child to the god Molech he has polluted my Sanctuary and desecrated my holy name. If the people of the land look the other way as if nothing had happened when that man gives his child to the god Molech and fail to kill him, I will resolutely reject that man and his family, and him and all who join him in prostituting themselves in the rituals of the god Molech I will cut off from their people.
God spoke to Moses: "Tell the Israelites, Each and every Israelite and foreigner in Israel who gives his child to the god Molech must be put to death. The community must kill him by stoning. I will resolutely reject that man and cut him off from his people. By giving his child to the god Molech he has polluted my Sanctuary and desecrated my holy name. If the people of the land look the other way as if nothing had happened when that man gives his child to the god Molech and fail to kill him, I will resolutely reject that man and his family, and him and all who join him in prostituting themselves in the rituals of the god Molech I will cut off from their people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord told Moses 2 to say to the community of Israel: Death by stoning is the penalty for any citizens or foreigners in the country who sacrifice their children to the god Molech. 3 They have disgraced both the place where I am worshiped and my holy name, and so I will turn against them and no longer let them belong to my people. 4 Some of you may let them get away with human sacrifice, 5 but not me. If any of you worship Molech, I will turn against you and your entire family, and I will no longer let you belong to my people. 6 I will be your enemy if you go to someone who claims to speak with the dead, and I will destroy you from among my people. 7 Dedicate yourselves to me and be holy because I am the Lord your God. 8 I have chosen you as my people, and I expect you to obey my laws. 9 If you curse your father or mother, you will be put to death, and it will be your own fault.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 12:14 - If ye will Ezra 7:26 - whether it be Jeremiah 7:31 - which I Ezekiel 16:21 - to pass
Cross-References
Genesis 13:1
Abram and Sarai took everything they owned and went to the Southern Desert. Lot went with them.
Abram and Sarai took everything they owned and went to the Southern Desert. Lot went with them.
Genesis 14:7
They went back to the city of Enmishpat, better known as Kadesh. Then they captured all the land that belonged to the Amalekites, and they defeated the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.
They went back to the city of Enmishpat, better known as Kadesh. Then they captured all the land that belonged to the Amalekites, and they defeated the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.
Genesis 16:1
Abram's wife Sarai had not been able to have any children. But she owned a young Egyptian slave woman named Hagar,
Abram's wife Sarai had not been able to have any children. But she owned a young Egyptian slave woman named Hagar,
Genesis 16:7
Hagar stopped to rest at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur. While she was there, the angel of the Lord came to her
Hagar stopped to rest at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur. While she was there, the angel of the Lord came to her
Genesis 16:14
That's why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered, "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
That's why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered, "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
Genesis 18:1
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.
Genesis 20:13
When God made us leave my father's home and start wandering, I told her, "If you really love me, you will tell everyone that I am your brother."
When God made us leave my father's home and start wandering, I told her, "If you really love me, you will tell everyone that I am your brother."
Genesis 20:14
Abimelech gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and slaves. He sent Sarah back
Abimelech gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and slaves. He sent Sarah back
Genesis 24:62
At that time Isaac was living in the southern part of Canaan near a place called "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
At that time Isaac was living in the southern part of Canaan near a place called "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
Genesis 26:1
Once during Abraham's lifetime, the fields had not produced enough grain, and now the same thing happened. So Isaac went to King Abimelech of the Philistines in the land of Gerar,
Once during Abraham's lifetime, the fields had not produced enough grain, and now the same thing happened. So Isaac went to King Abimelech of the Philistines in the land of Gerar,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After he had delivered the above laws to him in the preceding chapter, he added penalties, to many of them, or declared what punishment should be inflicted on the transgressors of them:
saying; as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The crimes which are condemned in Leviticus 18:0; Leviticus 19:0 on purely spiritual ground, have here special punishments allotted to them as offences against the well-being of the nation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XX
Of giving seed to Molech, and the punishment of this crime,
1-5.
Of consulting wizards, &c., 6-8.
Of disrespect to parents, 9.
Of adultery, 10.
Of incestuous mixtures, 11, 12.
Bestiality, 13-16.
Different cases of incest and uncleanness, 17-21.
Exhortations and promises, 22-24.
The difference between clean and unclean animals to be
carefully observed, 25.
The Israelites are separated from other nations, that they may
be holy, 26.
A repetition of the law against wizards and them that have
familiar spirits, 27.
NOTES ON CHAP. XX
