Imamat 20:4

20:4 If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes ¹  to that man ²  when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death,

Imamat 20:1

Prohibitions against Illegitimate Family Worship

20:1 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Imamat 20:3

20:3 I myself will set my face ³  against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people, ⁴  because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. ⁵ 

[20:4]  ¹ tn Heb “And if shutting [infinitive absolute] they shut [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.

[20:4]  ² tn Heb “from that man” (so ASV); NASB “disregard that man.”

[20:3]  ³ tn Heb “And I, I shall give my faces.”

[20:3]  ⁴ sn On the “cut off” penalty see the notes on Lev 7:20 and 17:4.

[20:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the sake of defiling my sanctuary and to profane my holy name.”