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Leviticus 20:2-5

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.

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