Derasha 6 on Acharei Mos 18:21

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:21

The Complete Passuk

וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ לֹא־תִתֵּ֖ן לְהַעֲבִ֣יר לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Torah Temima points to Sanhedrin 64b.

Core Text — Sanhedrin 64b

להעביר למולך — אבל מסר והעביר שלא למולך פטור.

English: “To pass to Molech” — delivering and passing for a different idol does not incur this liability.

Specific to Molech

The prohibition is cult-specific; the same acts directed to another deity fall under different counts.