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Leviticus 20:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Leviticus 20:5

Verse 5 of 27

Scripture focus

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.

Leviticus 20:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 20:5

Theological / Devotional

Cut him off. Literally, “cut down,” “cut asunder,” “consumed,” “destroyed.” God decreed that those who sacrificed their children to Molech should be executed, usually by stoning. If the people did not take action, but condoned the crime, God would take matters into His own hand and “cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him.” In most instances it is not clear as to the means by which sinners were “cut off” (see on Gen. 17:14; Ex. 12:15). Here it can mean only death.

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