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I will be against him and cut him off from his people, because he gave his children to Molech. He showed that he ·did not respect [profaned] my holy name, and he made my ·Holy Place [sanctuary] unclean. The people of the ·community [L land] might ·ignore [close their eyes to; or connive with] that person and not kill the one who gave his children to Molech. But I will ·be [L set my face] against him and his family, and I will cut him off from his people. I will do this to anyone who follows him in ·being unfaithful to me [L prostituting himself] by worshiping Molech.

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I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people;(A) for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled(B) my sanctuary(C) and profaned my holy name.(D) If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,(E) I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.

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