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This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech. <a href="/esv/leviticus/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/20.htm">New King James Version</a> then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the prostitute with him, by playing the prostitute with Molech. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, by playing the harlot after Molech. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, by playing the harlot after Molech. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, in playing the harlot after Molech. <a href="/amp/leviticus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> then I shall set My face against that man and against his [extended] family, and I will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in playing the prostitute (commit apostasy) with Molech. <a href="/csb/leviticus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that play the harlot after him, to play the harlot with Molech, from among their people. <a href="/cev/leviticus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> but not me. If any of you worship Molech, I will turn against you and your entire family, and I will no longer let you belong to my people. <a href="/erv/leviticus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will condemn them and their families. I will exclude them from the people. I will exclude from the people everyone who chases after Molech as if he were a prostitute. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> I myself will turn against you and your whole family and against all who join you in being unfaithful to me and worshiping Molech. I will no longer consider any of you my people. <a href="/isv/leviticus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> then I'll oppose that man and his family and eliminate him from contact with his people, along with all the prostitutes who accompany him and who have committed prostitution with Molech." <a href="/msb/leviticus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech. <a href="/net/leviticus/20.htm">NET Bible</a> I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in spiritual prostitution, to commit prostitution by worshiping Molech. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all who play the prostitute after him, to play the prostitute with Moloch, from among their people. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, to commit lewdness with Molech from among their people. <a href="/web/leviticus/20.htm">World English Bible</a> then I will set my face against that man and against his family, and will cut him off, and all who play the prostitute after him to play the prostitute with Molech, from among their people. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> then I have set My face against that man and against his family, and have cut him off, and all who are going whoring after him, even going whoring after the Molech, from the midst of their people. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> then I have set My face against that man, and against his family, and have cut him off, and all who are going a-whoring after him, even going a-whoring after the Molech, from the midst of their people. <a href="/slt/leviticus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I set my face against that man and against his family, and I cut him off, and all committing fornication after him to commit fornication after Molech, from the midst of their people.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I will set my face against that man, and his kindred, and will cut off both him and all that consented with him, to commit fornication with Moloch, out of the midst of their people. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I will set my face over that man and over his kindred, and I will cut down both him and all who consented with him to fornicate with Moloch, from the midst of their people. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/20.htm">New American Bible</a> I myself will turn against that individual and his or her family, and I will cut off from their people both the wrongdoer and all who follow this person by prostituting themselves with Molech. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I myself will set my face against them and against their family, and will cut them off from among their people, them and all who follow them in prostituting themselves to Molech.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then I will set my anger against that man and against his family, and will cut him off and all who go astray after him, because they go astray after alien women from among their people. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> I shall work my wrath in that man and in his family and I shall destroy him and everyone who strayed after him, because he strayed after an estranged woman from within their people.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, to go astray after Molech, from among their people. <a href="/sep/leviticus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> then will I set my face against that man and his family, and I will destroy him, and all who have been of one mind with him, so that he should go a whoring to the princes, from their people. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/20-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5304" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Punishments for Disobedience</a> …4And 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, 5<a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">then I</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">will set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">against that</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: bā·’îš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: ū·ḇə·miš·paḥ·tōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">and his family</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">and cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qe·reḇ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">their people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">both him and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">who follow him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: haz·zō·nîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">in prostituting themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: liz·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/4432.htm" title="4432: ham·mō·leḵ (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A heathen god to whom Isr. sacrificed children. From malak; Molek, the chief deity of the Ammonites.">Molech.</a> 6Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a> They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a> He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech. <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Jeremiah 32:35</a> They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin. <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Ezekiel 16:20-21</a> You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough? / You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols. <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Ezekiel 20:31</a> When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you! <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37-39</a> For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols. / They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. / On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house. <a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37-38</a> They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5</a> who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? <a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a> At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a> Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a> He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a> You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a> Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit prostitution with Molech, from among their people.I will<a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10</a> And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.against his<a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;<a href="/jeremiah/32-28.htm">Jeremiah 32:28-35,39</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: … whoring<a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Leviticus 17:7</a> And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.<a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Psalm 106:39</a> Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.<a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Jeremiah 3:2</a> Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-17.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-37.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-17.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Molech</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Play</a> <a href="/genesis/26-8.htm">Playing</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Whoring</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/5-12.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">Molech</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Play</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Playing</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Whoring</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 20</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/20-1.htm">Of him who gives his seed to Moloch</a> 4. <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Of him who favors such an one</a> 6. <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Of going to wizards</a> 7. <a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Of sanctification</a> 9. <a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Of him who curses his parents</a> 11. <a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Of incest</a> 13. <a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Of sodomy</a> 15. <a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Of bestiality</a> 18. <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Of uncleanness</a> 22. <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Obedience is required with holiness</a> 27. <a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Wizards must be put to death</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>then I will set My face against that man and his family This phrase indicates God's direct opposition and judgment. In biblical terms, God setting His face against someone signifies His active disfavor and intention to punish. The family is included, highlighting the communal nature of sin and its consequences in ancient Israelite society. This reflects the covenantal relationship where the actions of an individual could impact the entire family unit, as seen in the story of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>.and cut off from among their people To be "cut off" implies a severe form of divine judgment, often understood as death or excommunication. This reflects the seriousness of idolatry and its threat to the holiness of the community. The phrase underscores the importance of maintaining purity and obedience within the covenant community, as seen in other passages like <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Exodus 12:15</a> and <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30-31</a>.both him and all who follow him This highlights the collective responsibility and the influence of leaders or individuals on others. It serves as a warning against leading others into sin, reminiscent of Jesus' warning in <a href="/matthew/18-6.htm">Matthew 18:6</a> about causing others to stumble. The communal aspect of sin and its consequences is a recurring theme in the Old Testament.in prostituting themselves with Molech The term "prostituting" is used metaphorically to describe idolatry, equating it with spiritual unfaithfulness. Molech worship involved detestable practices, including child sacrifice, which was strictly forbidden (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>). This idolatry is seen as a betrayal of the covenant relationship with God, akin to adultery. The severity of the language underscores the abomination of such practices and the need for Israel to remain distinct from surrounding nations, as emphasized in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Deuteronomy 12:29-31</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/molech.htm">Molech</a> A pagan deity associated with child sacrifice, worshiped by some ancient Near Eastern cultures. The Israelites were explicitly forbidden from engaging in such practices. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who were given the Law through Moses to set them apart from other nations and to guide them in holy living. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The one true God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and established a covenant with them, requiring their exclusive worship and obedience. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_family.htm">The Family</a> Refers to the household of the individual who engages in idolatry, indicating that the consequences of sin can extend beyond the individual to affect their family. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_community.htm">The Community</a> The broader Israelite community, which is called to maintain purity and holiness by adhering to God's commandments and rejecting idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_idolatry.htm">The Seriousness of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just a personal sin but a communal threat. It corrupts the worship of God and leads to severe consequences. <a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a> God's response to idolatry reflects His holiness and justice. He cannot tolerate sin and will act to preserve the sanctity of His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin_on_families.htm">The Impact of Sin on Families</a> Sin often has repercussions beyond the individual, affecting families and communities. This calls for vigilance in personal and communal holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_separate_from_sin.htm">The Call to Separate from Sin</a> Believers are called to separate themselves from practices and influences that lead away from God, maintaining purity in worship and life. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's commands is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with Him and ensuring His blessings and protection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 20</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_child_sacrifice.htm">What does the Bible say about child sacrifice?</a> <a href="/q/is_lev._18_5_vs._rom._3_20_a_contradiction.htm">Leviticus 18:5 promises life through obedience, yet Romans 3:20 says the Law can't grant righteousness. Is this an irreconcilable contradiction?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_demand_death_for_molek_rites.htm">In Leviticus 20:2-5, why would an omniscient God require death for sacrificing children to Molek, yet historically many other cultures that practiced similar rites seemingly flourished?</a> <a href="/q/was_child_sacrifice_widespread_in_israel.htm">Isaiah 57:5: Is there credible archaeological evidence that child sacrifice was widespread among Israelites, or is this an exaggerated polemic?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Then I will set my face.--In that case God himself will show His anger. (See <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm" title="And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.">Leviticus 20:3</a>, and <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm" title="And whatever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eats any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.">Leviticus 17:10</a>.) He will interpose to execute just judgment.And against his family.--Because they would naturally be privy to it, and aid and abet the father in this crime, they, as well as all those who joined in this idolatrous worship, will be cut off by God himself. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/20-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>then I אֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will set וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י (wə·śam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set My face פָּנַ֛י (pā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face against that הַה֖וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are man בָּאִ֥ישׁ (bā·’îš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person and his family וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹ (ū·ḇə·miš·paḥ·tōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people and cut off וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י (wə·hiḵ·rat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from מִקֶּ֥רֶב (miq·qe·reḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center their people עַמָּֽם׃ (‘am·mām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock both him and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who follow אַחֲרָ֗יו (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part him in prostituting הַזֹּנִ֣ים (haz·zō·nîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> To commit adultery, to commit idolatry themselves with אַחֲרֵ֥י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part Molech. הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ (ham·mō·leḵ) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4432.htm">Strong's 4432: </a> Molech -- a heathen god to whom Israelites sacrificed children <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 20:5 Then I will set my face against (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 20:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 20:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>