Verse List for LEV 20:4

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OET (OET-RV) If the people of the land just hides their eyes from seeing anyone offering their child to Molek so they don’t have to execute that person,

OET-LV And_if indeed _(hide) they _will _hide the _people _of the_earth/land DOM eyes _of_their from the_man (the)_that when_gives_he one_of_his _offspring to_Molek to_not to _put _to _death DOM_him/it.

ULT And if, hiding, the people of the land hide their eyes from that man when he gives his seed to Molech, so as not to execute him,

UST But it may happen that the people who live in Israel ignore that person when he sacrifices one of his children to the false idol Molech, and they do not execute that person.

BSB & MSB 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,

OEB No OEB LEV book available

WEBBE & WMBB If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death,

NET 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,

LSV 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,

FBV If the community decides to look the other way and not execute those who sacrifice their children to Molech, then I will take action against them myself.[fn]

T4T If the people of that man’s town ignore it when he kills one of his children to offer him as a sacrifice to Molech, and if they do not execute that person,

LEB And if the people of the land ever shut their eyes from[fn] that man at his giving _⌊some of_⌋[fn] his offspring to Molech, not putting him to death,

BBE And if the people of the land do not take note of that man when he gives his offspring to Molech, and do not put him to death,

Moff No Moff LEV book available

JPS 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;

ASV 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;

DRA 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:

YLT '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,

Drby 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,

RV 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:
(And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth/gives of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death:)

SLT 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;

Wbstr 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;

KJB-1769 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:
(And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth/gives of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:)

KJB-1611 And if the people of the land doe any wayes hide their eyes from the man, when he giueth of his seed vnto Molech, and kill him not:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from the man that geueth his chyldren vnto Moloch, and kyll hym not:
(And though that the people of the land hide their eyes from the man that giveth/gives his children unto Moloch, and kill him not:)

Gnva 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,
(And if the people of the land hide their eyes, and wink at that man when he giveth/gives his children unto Molech, and kill him not,)

Cvdl 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,
(And though the people of the land look through the fingers upon that man, which hath/has given of his seed unto Moloch, so that they put him not to death,)

Wycl That if the puple of the lond is necgligent, and as litil chargynge myn heeste, and suffrith the man that yaf of his seed to Moloch, nether wole sle hym, Y schal sette my face on that man,
(That if the people of the land is necgligent, and as little charging mine heeste, and suffereth/suffers the man that gave of his seed to Moloch, neither will slay/kill him, I shall set my face on that man,)

Luth Und wo das Volk im Lande durch die Finger sehen würde dem Menschen, der seines Samens dem Molech gegeben hat, daß es ihn nicht tötet,
(And where the people in_the land through the finger see would to_him people, the/of_the his seed(s)s to_him Molech given has, that it him/it not kills,)

ClVg Quod si negligens populus terræ, et quasi parvipendens imperium meum, dimiserit hominem qui dedit de semine suo Moloch, nec voluerit eum occidere:[fn]
(That when/but_if negligent the_people of_the_earth/land(pl), and as_if parvipendens government mine, let_go man who/which he_gave from/about with_seed his_own Moloch, but_not wanted him to_kill:)

UHB וְ⁠אִ֡ם הַעְלֵ֣ם יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ עַ֨ם הָ⁠אָ֜רֶץ אֶת־עֵֽינֵי⁠הֶם֙ מִן־הָ⁠אִ֣ישׁ הַ⁠ה֔וּא בְּ⁠תִתּ֥⁠וֹ מִ⁠זַּרְע֖⁠וֹ לַ⁠מֹּ֑לֶךְ לְ⁠בִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית אֹתֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐὰν δὲ ὑπερόψει ὑπερίδωσιν οἱ αὐτόχθονες τῆς γῆς τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου, ἐν τῷ δοῦναι αὐτὸν τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ ἄρχοντι, τοῦ μὴ ἀποκτεῖναι αὐτόν·

BrTr 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;