“‘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.†
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Leviticus 18:21 in context
Leviticus 18:18–24
18
“‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.
19
“‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20
“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.
21
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“‘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.†
22
“‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.
23
“‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.
24
“‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.
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