LEV 20:4 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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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·
(Ean de huperopsei huperidōsin hoi autoⱪthones taʸs gaʸs tois ofthalmois autōn apo tou anthrōpou ekeinou, en tōi dounai auton tou spermatos autou arⱪonti, tou maʸ apokteinai auton; )

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;

ULT And if the people of the land cause their eyes to be hidden at all from that man when he gives his offspring to Molech, so as to not put him to death,

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

BSB § 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 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,

WMBB (Same as above)

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]

20:4 “I will take action against them myself”: supplied for clarity.

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,

20:4 Or “disregard”

20:4 Literally “from”

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:

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 hyde 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 winke 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 fyngers 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 chargynge 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 würde to_him Menschen, the/of_the his Samens to_him Molech given has, that it him/it not tötet,)

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 negligens populus terræ, and as_if parvipendens government mine, dimiserit hominem who he_gave about semine his_own Moloch, but_not voluerit him occidere: )

20.4 Quod si negligens, etc. Provocat alios contra illum, et terret, si neglexerint pœnam tam studiose præceptam, Deo ipso irascente et ferente sententiam. Nec voluerit, etc. ISICH. Malum est permittere etiam eos qui foris sunt, fornicari a Deo et adhærere diabolo: sed multo magis de medio populi, hoc est enim totum gregem lupo concedere. Consentientes autem, qui scilicet possunt accusare, vel arguere, vel monere, et non faciunt, non effugient judicium. Ponit Deus faciem super illum, de quo dicitur: Vultus autem Domini super facientes mala, etc. Psal. 38..

20.4 That when/but_if negligens, etc. Provocat alios on_the_contrary him, and terret, when/but_if neglexerint pœnam tam studiose præceptam, Deo ipso irascente and ferente sententiam. Nec voluerit, etc. ISICH. Malum it_is permittere also them who foris are, fornicari from Deo and adhærere diabolo: but multo magis about in_the_middle of_the_people, this it_is because totum gregem lupo concedere. Consentientes however, who scilicet possunt accusare, or arguere, or monere, and not/no faciunt, not/no effugient yudicium. Ponit God face over him, about quo it_is_said: Vultus however Master over facientes mala, etc. Psal. 38..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַעְלֵ֣ם יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ עַ֨ם הָ⁠אָ֜רֶץ אֶת־ עֵֽינֵי⁠הֶם֙ מִן־ הָ⁠אִ֣ישׁ הַ⁠ה֔וּא

to_close close people the=earth/land DOM eyes,their from/more_than the=man (the)=that

Since, in this expression, the eyes of a person represents their attention and focus, the phrase hiding, the people of the land hide their eyes is an idiom that refers to disregarding or ignoring something. Here, it means that the people of the land disregard or ignore what that man does. It may be helpful to state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the people of the land disregard that man” or “the people of the land ignore what that man does”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

הַעְלֵ֣ם יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ עַ֨ם הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־ עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙

to_close close people (Some words not found in UHB: and=if to_close close people the=earth/land DOM eyes,their from/more_than the=man (the)=that in/on/at/with,gives,he any_of,offspring,his to_the,Molech to=not put_~_todeath DOM=him/it )

This expression repeats the verb hiding in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “the people of the land ever hide their eyes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=if to_close close people the=earth/land DOM eyes,their from/more_than the=man (the)=that in/on/at/with,gives,he any_of,offspring,his to_the,Molech to=not put_~_todeath DOM=him/it )

Here, the expression that man refers to the individual who sacrifices his children to worship Molech. If this would not be clear in your language, consider making the referent explicit. Alternate translation: “the person who sacrifices his children to worship Molech”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּתִתּ֥וֹ מִזַּרְע֖וֹ לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ

See how you translated the similar phrase in 20:2. Alternate translation: “when he sacrifice his child to Molech”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לְבִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית אֹתֽוֹ׃

The words translated as so as not to indicate that what follows is not the result for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation, with a period before: “and, as a result, the man is not executed” or, to avoid the passive, “so that they do not execute him”

Parallel LEV 20:4