Leviticus 20:1-8 ▼

1 The LORD said to Moses:

2 Tell the Israelites: Anyone, whether an Israelite or an alien residing in Israel, who gives offspring to Molech shall be put to death. The people of the land shall stone that person.

3 I myself will turn against and cut off that individual from among the people; for in the giving of offspring to Molech, my sanctuary was defiled and my holy name was profaned.

4 If the people of the land condone the giving of offspring to Molech, by failing to put the wrongdoer to death,

5 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.

6 Should anyone turn to ghosts and spirits and prostitute oneself with them, I will turn against that person and cut such a one off from among the people.

7 Sanctify yourselves, then, and be holy; for I, the LORD, your God, am holy.

8 Be careful, therefore, to observe my statutes. I, the LORD, make you holy.