Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech.
New American Standard Bible
You shall not give any of your offspring
King James Version
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
International Standard Version
"You are not to present any of your children to Molech as a sacrifice. That way, you won't defile the name of your God."
A Conservative Version
And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am LORD.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
And you may not make any of your children go through the fire as an offering to Molech, and you may not put shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And from thy seed thou shalt not give to pass over to Molech, and thou shalt not profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
King James 2000
And you shall not let any of your children pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And you shall not give {any of} your offspring in order to sacrifice [them] to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I [am] Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt not give of thy seed to offer it unto Moloch, that thou defile not the name of thy God, for I am the LORD.
NET Bible
You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord!
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
And none of thy seed, shalt thou deliver up, to cause to pass through to Molech, - that thou profane not the name of thy God, I, am Yahweh.
Webster
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
World English Bible
"'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
And of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I am Jehovah.
Themes
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Offering seed to molech
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Molech or milcom
Name » Not misusing the name of the lord
Offerings » Human sacrifices » Forbidden
Sacrifice » Not sacrificing your children
Sacrifices » Human beings offered as
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Molech, moloch, or milcom, a God of the ammonites
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Zera`
Chalal
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 18:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws Of Sexual Relations
20
You are not to have sexual intercourse with
Cross References
Leviticus 19:12
You must not swear falsely by My name, profaning the name of your God;
Leviticus 20:2-5
“Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech
Leviticus 21:6
They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God.
Leviticus 22:2
“Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to Me, so they do not profane My holy name;
Leviticus 22:32
You must not profane My holy name; I must be treated as holy
Deuteronomy 12:31
You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable thing, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy 18:10
No one among you is to make his son or daughter pass through the fire,
Malachi 1:12
But you are profaning it
1 Kings 11:7
At that time, Solomon built a high place
1 Kings 11:33
For they have abandoned Me; they have bowed the knee to Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, to Chemosh, the god of Moab, and to Milcom, the god of the Ammonites.
Acts 7:43
and the star of your god Rephan,
the images that you made to worship.
So I will deport you beyond Babylon!
2 Kings 16:3
but walked in the way of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 21:6
He made his son pass through the fire,
2 Kings 23:10
He defiled Topheth,
Psalm 106:37-38
Jeremiah 7:31
They have built the high places of Topheth
Jeremiah 19:5
They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, something I have never commanded or mentioned; I never entertained the thought.
Ezekiel 20:31
When you offer your gifts, making your children pass through the fire,
Ezekiel 23:37
For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands; they have committed adultery with their idols. They have even made the children they bore to Me pass through the fire as food for the idols.
Ezekiel 36:20-23
When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned My holy name,
Amos 5:26
But you have taken up
Romans 1:23
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
Romans 2:24
For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.