Leviticus 20:3-4

Context
20:3 I myself will set my face¹ against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people,² because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.³ 20:4 If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes⁴ to that man⁵ when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death,

[20:3] ¹tn Heb “And I, I shall give my faces.”

[20:3] ²sn On the “cut off” penalty see the notes on Lev 7:20 and 17:4.

[20:3] ³tn Heb “for the sake of defiling my sanctuary and to profane my holy name.”

[20:4] ⁴tn Heb “And if shutting [infinitive absolute] they shut [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.

[20:4] ⁵tn Heb “from that man” (so ASV); NASB “disregard that man.”