Leviticus 20:1

Molech Worship and Spiritism

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 20:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 20:1

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.

Leviticus 20:1 In-Context

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "And to the {Israelites} you shall say, '[If there is] {anyone} from the {Israelites} or from the alien who is dwelling in Israel, who gives {any of} his offspring to Molech, he must surely be put to death; the people of the land must stone him with stones.

3 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} his offspring to Molech, so that {he makes my sanctuary unclean} and profanes {my holy name}.

4 And if the people of the land ever shut their eyes from that man at his giving {some of} his offspring to Molech, not putting him to death,

5 then I myself will set my face against that man and against his clan, and I will cut him off and all those from the midst of their people who prostitute after Molech.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "And"