Leviticus 18:21
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
In context
19 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
20 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.
21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
22 You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.
23 You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.
Leviticus 18:21 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- “‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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.
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.