Leviticus 20:4 meaning and explanation
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,
Leviticus 20:4, Berean Standard Bible
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In context, God is speaking to Moses for the Israelites camped at Sinai, setting boundaries for life in the land they will inherit. Verse 4 addresses the community's responsibility: if the people simply look away when a child is given to Molech, they become complicit.
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