Leviticus 20:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`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,

English ASV

And if the people at 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;

English Amplified

And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from the man when he gives one of his children [as a burnt offering] to Molech [the fire god] and they overlook it or neglect to take legal action to punish him, winking at his sin, and do not kill him [as My law requires],

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from the man when he gives one of his children [as a burnt offering] to Molech [the fire god] and they overlook it or neglect to take legal action to punish him, winking at his sin, and do not kill him [as My law requires],

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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,

English EASY 2024

The people of that man's town may decide not to punish him. He has offered some of his children to Molech, but they might refuse to punish him with death.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Maybe the common people will ignore them. Maybe they will not kill those who gave their children to Molech.

And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But if the community ignores what you have done and does not put you to death,

English God's Word - GW 1995

If the common people ignore those who give their children to Molech and do not put them to death,

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

English KJV 1611

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:

English LSB

If the people of the land, however, should ever turn a blind eye to that man when he gives any of those who are his seed to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If the people of the land in any way hide their eyes from the man when he gives of his children to Molech and do not put him to death,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Even if his fellow citizens connive at such a man's crime of giving his offspring to Molech, and fail to put him to death,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'Suppose the people of the community close their eyes to the fact that the man sacrificed his child to Molech. And suppose they fail to put him to death.

English NIV

If the people of the community close their eyes when that man gives one of his children to Molech and they fail to put him to death,

English NKJ 1982

And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,

English NLT

And if the people of the community ignore this offering of children to Molech and refuse to execute the guilty parents,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And if the people of the land should ever close their eyes to them, when they give of their offspring to Molech, and do not put them to death,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And if the people of the land pretend they do not know what the man has done and refuse to put him to death,

English Tyndale 1537

And though that the people of the land hide their eyes from that fellow, when he giveth of his seed unto Moloch, so that they kill him not:

Leviticus 20:4 — Compare Translations