Leviticus 20:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,

New Living Translation
And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them,

English Standard Version
And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

Berean Study Bible
And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

New American Standard Bible
If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

NASB 1995
'If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

NASB 1977
‘If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

Amplified Bible
If the people of the land should ever tolerate that man when he gives any of his children [as a burnt offering] to Molech, and fail to put him to death [as My law requires],

Christian Standard Bible
But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

Contemporary English Version
Some of you may let them get away with human sacrifice,

Good News Translation
But if the community ignores what you have done and does not put you to death,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the common people ignore those who give their children to Molech and do not put them to death,

International Standard Version
If the people avoid dealing with that man when he offers his child to Molech—that is, if they fail to execute him—

NET Bible
If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes to that man when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:

New King James Version
And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,

King James 2000 Bible
And if the people of the land do in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives of his children unto Molech, and kill him not:

New Heart English Bible
If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his offspring to Moloch, and do not put him to death;

World English Bible
If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and don't put him to death;

American King James Version
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and kill him not:

American Standard Version
And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;

A Faithful Version
And if the people of the land in any way hide their eyes from the man when he gives of his children to Molech and do not kill him,

Darby Bible Translation
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, that they kill him not,

English Revised Version
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death:

Webster's Bible Translation
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed to Molech, and kill him not;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And if the people of the lande hide their eyes, and winke at that man when he giueth his children vnto Molech, and kill him not,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from the man that geueth his chyldren vnto Moloch, and kyll hym not:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And though the people of the londe loke thorow the fyngers vpon that man, which hath geuen of his sede unto Moloch, so that they put him not to death,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from that felowe , when he geueth of his seed vnto Moloch, so that they kyll him not:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving to the Molech from his seed, so as not to put him to death,

Young's Literal Translation
'And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving of his seed to the Molech, so as not to put him to death,

Smith's Literal Translation
And if the people of the land, hiding, shall hide their eyes from that man in his giving his seed to Molech, so as not to put him to death;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if the people of the land neglecting, and as it were little regarding my commandment, let alone the man that hath given of his seed to Moloch, and will not kill him:

Catholic Public Domain Version
But if the people of the land, having been neglectful and holding little regard for my authority, release the man who has given from his seed to Moloch, and they are not willing to kill him,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if the people of the land will avert their eyes from that man who cast of his seed into a foreign woman so that they will not kill him:

Lamsa Bible
And if the people of the land do in any way ignore the offense of the man who has cast of his semen into an alien woman, that they may not kill him,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if the natives of the land should in anywise overlook that man in giving of his seed to Moloch, so as not to put him to death;
















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