American Standard Version

Leviticus 20

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Moreover, thou shaltsayתֹּאמַר֒to.MarH559tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, WhosoeverhebeofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthestrangersthatsojourninIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatgivethofhisseedH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432;heshallsurelybeputH5414todeathH4191:thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallstoneבָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68himwithstonesH68.

3IalsowillsetH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440againstthatmanH376,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himofffromamonghispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;becausehehathgivenH5414ofhisseedH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֔לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,todefileH2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720,andtoprofaneוּלְחַלֵּ֖לu.le.cha.LelH2490myholyH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

4Andifthepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776doatallhideH5956theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869fromthatmanH376,whenhegivethofhisseedH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,andputH5414himnottodeathהָמִ֥יתha.MitH4191;

5thenIwillsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstthatmanH376,andagainsthisfamilyH4940,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himoff,andallthatplayH2181theharlotafterhim,toplayH2181theharlotwithMolechהַמֹּ֖לֶךְha.Mo.lekhH4432,fromamongtheirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

6AndthesoulH5315thatturneth untothemthathavefamiliar spirits,anduntothewizards,toplayH2181theharlotafterthem,Iwillevensetוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440againstthatsoulH5315,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himofffromamonghispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

7SanctifyH6942yourselvestherefore,andbeוִהְיִיתֶ֖םvih.yi.TemH1961yeholyקְדֹשִׁ֑יםke.do.ShimH6918;forIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8Andyeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesH2708,anddothem:IamJehovahwhosanctifiethyou.

9ForeveryoneH376thatcursethhisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1orhismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191:hehathcursedH7043hisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1orhismotherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517;hisbloodדָּמָ֥יוda.MavH1818shallbeuponhim.

10Andthemanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376thatcommittethadulteryH5003withanotherman’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,evenhethatcommittethadulteryH5003withhisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,theadultererH5003andtheadulteressshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

11Andthemanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376thatliethwithhisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:bothofthemshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shallbeuponthem.

12Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withhisdaughter-in-law,bothofthemshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191:theyhavewrought confusion;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shallbeuponthem.

13Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901withmankind,aswithwomankind,bothofthemhavecommittedabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441:theyshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shallbeuponthem.

14Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376takeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947awifeH802andhermotherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517,itiswickednessזִמָּ֣הzi.MahH2154:theyshallbeתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961burntwithfireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784, bothheandthey;thattherebeH1961nowickednessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154amongyou.

15Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376liewithabeast,heshallsurelybeputH5414todeathH4191:andyeshallslayH2026thebeast.

16Andifawomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802approachuntoanybeast,andliedownthereto, thou shaltkillוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,andthebeast:theyshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shallbeuponthem.

17Andifamanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376shalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947hissisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,hisfather’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,orhismother’sאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323,andseeוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172,andsheseeתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200hisnakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172;itisashamefulthing;andtheyshallbecutוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772offinthesightofthechildrenoftheirpeopleעַמָּ֑ם'a.MamH5971:hehathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hissister’sאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172;heshallbearיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.

18Andifamanוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901withawomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802havinghersickness,andshalluncoverוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172;hehathmadeH3772nakedהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168herfountainH4726,andshehathuncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540thefountainH4726ofherbloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818:andbothofthemshallbecutוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offfromamongtheirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

19Andthou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172ofthymother’sאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269,norofthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269;forhehathmadenakedהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168hisnearkin:theyshallbearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

20Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withhisuncle’sדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1730wife,hehathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisuncle’sH1730nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:theyshallbearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375theirsinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399;theyshalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

21Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalltakeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,itisimpurityנִדָּ֣הni.DahH5079:hehathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hisbrother’sאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172;theyshallbeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

22Yeshallthereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104allmystatutesH2708,andallmineordinancesH4941,anddothem;thatthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whitherIbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935youtodwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427therein,vomitתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958younotout.

23AndyeshallnotwalkinthecustomsH2708ofthenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471,whichIcastoutbeforeyou:fortheydidallthesethingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428,andthereforeIabhorredthem.

24ButIhavesaidH559untoyou, YeshallinheritH3423theirlandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776,andIwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414ituntoyoutopossessH3423it,alandH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whohathseparatedH914youfromthepeoplesH5971.

25YeshallthereforemakeadistinctionH914betweenthecleanH2889beastandtheuncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931,andbetweentheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlandthecleanH2889:andyeshallnotmakeyoursoulsH5315abominablebybeast,orbybirdH5775,orbyanythingwherewiththegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127teemeth,whichIhaveseparatedH914fromyouasuncleanH2931.

26AndyeshallbeH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918untome:forI,Jehovah,amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,andhavesetH914youapartH914fromthepeoplesH5971,thatyeshouldbeH1961mine.

27Amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376alsoorawomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802thathathafamiliarspirit,orthatisawizard,shallsurelybeיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961putH4191todeathH4191:theyshallstoneבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68themwithstonesH68;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shallbeH1961uponthem.

Commentaries on Leviticus 20

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