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If the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and don`t put him to death;
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Community Complicity is Sin
Commentators explain that this verse shifts focus from the individual's sin to the community's responsibility. God holds the entire community accountable if they deliberately 'hide their eyes' from evil. According to scholars like Ellicott and Gill, this refers to culpable indifference or even criminal sympathy, where neighbors or courts fail to act against a known, heinous sin.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Molech, literally, “the King”, also called Moloch, Milcom, and Malcham, was known in later times as “the abomination of the Ammonites” ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
And if the people of the land ... — In the previous verse, the Legislator dealt with cases where there was insufficient e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man That is, the p…
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