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Leviticus 20:1
The Lord said to 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,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord told Moses
The Lord told Moses
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 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 said to Moses, 2 "Say to the people of Israel, ‘Any man of Israel or of the strangers living in Israel, who gives any of his children to the false god Molech, must be put to death. The people of the land will kill him with stones. 3 I Myself will go against that man and he will not be numbered among God's people, because he has given some of his children to Molech, making My holy place sinful and bringing shame on My holy name. 4 If the people of the land close their eyes when a man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, 5 then I Myself will go against that man and his family. They will not be numbered among God's people, and all who follow him to sell themselves to Molech. 6 ‘I will go against the person who turns to those who speak with bad spirits and talk to the dead. In doing this, he sells himself to them. He will not be numbered among God's people. 7 So you should set yourselves apart and be holy. For I am the Lord your God. 8 Keep My Laws and live by them. I am the Lord Who sets you apart. 9 ‘If there is anyone who curses his father or mother, he will for sure be put to death. Because he has cursed his father or mother, his blood will be on his own head.
Bible Verse Review
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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 10:19
So the land of the Canaanite was from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
So the land of the Canaanite was from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and went to the Negev, with his wife and all that belonged to him. And Lot went with him.
So Abram left Egypt and went to the Negev, with his wife and all that belonged to him. And Lot went with him.
Genesis 14:7
Then they turned around and came to Enmishpat (that is, Kadesh). There they won a war against all the country of the Amalekites and the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Then they turned around and came to Enmishpat (that is, Kadesh). There they won a war against all the country of the Amalekites and the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Genesis 16:1
Now Abram's wife Sarai had not given birth to any children. She had a woman servant from Egypt whose name was Hagar.
Now Abram's wife Sarai had not given birth to any children. She had a woman servant from Egypt whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar by a well of water in the desert on the way to Shur.
The angel of the Lord found Hagar by a well of water in the desert on the way to Shur.
Genesis 16:14
So the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is between Kadesh and Bered.
So the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is between Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 18:1
The Lord showed Himself to Abraham by the oak trees of Mamre, as he sat at the tent door in the heat of the day.
The Lord showed Himself to Abraham by the oak trees of Mamre, as he sat at the tent door in the heat of the day.
Genesis 20:13
When God made me go from my father's house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is the kindness you must show me. Everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"
When God made me go from my father's house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is the kindness you must show me. Everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"
Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and cattle, and men and women servants. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and cattle, and men and women servants. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac had come from Beerlahairoi, and was living in the Negev.
Now Isaac had come from Beerlahairoi, and was living in the Negev.
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
