Do not pass your children through the fire to Molech
Commandment 49ProhibitionParashat Acharei MotIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Scripture
'You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
Hebrew
כא וּמִזַּרְעֲךָ לֹא-תִתֵּן, לְהַעֲבִיר לַמֹּלֶךְ; וְלֹא תְחַלֵּל אֶת-שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲנִי יְהוָה.
Greek
21 καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματός σου οὐ δώσεις λατρεύειν ἄρχοντι καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσεις τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον· ἐγὼ κύριος.
Classification
- Parashah: Acharei Mot
- Sefer HaChinuch: 208
- Mishneh Torah: Knowledge — Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.