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Leviticus 20

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shaltsayתֹּאמַר֒to.MarH559alsotothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,EveryoneH376ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthestrangerswhosojourninIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatgivethofhisseedH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,shallcertainlyמ֣וֹתMotH4191beputH5414todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191:thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallstoneבָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68himwithstonesH68.

3AndIwillsetH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440againstthatmanH376,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himofffromamonghispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;becausehehathgivenH5414ofhisseedH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֔לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616astomakeH5414mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720uncleanטַמֵּא֙ta.Me'H2930,andtoprofaneוּלְחַלֵּ֖לu.le.cha.LelH2490myholyH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

4Andifthepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776doanywayshideH5956theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869fromthatmanH376,whenhegivethofhisseedH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,thattheykillH4191himnot,

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

6—AndthesoulH5315thatturneth unto necromancersandunto soothsayers,togoawhoringafterthem,Iwillsetוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440againstthatsoulH5315,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himofffromamonghispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

7Hallowyourselvestherefore,andbeוִהְיִיתֶ֖םvih.yi.TemH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֑יםke.do.ShimH6918;forIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8AndyeshallobserveH8104mystatutesH2708,anddothem:IamJehovahwhohallowyou.

9WhatevermanH376revilethhisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1andhismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517shallcertainlybeputH4191todeathH4191:hehath reviledhisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1andhismotherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517;hisbloodדָּמָ֥יוda.MavH1818isuponhim.

10AndamanH376thatcommittethadulteryH5003withaman'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,whocommittethadulteryH5003withhisneighbour'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, —theadultererH5003andtheadulteressshallcertainlyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191beputיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

11Andamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376thatliethwithhisfather'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisfather'snakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:bothofthemshallcertainlyH1540beputH4191todeathH4191;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818isuponthem.

12Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withhisdaughter-in-law,bothofthemshallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathH4191:theyhavewrought confusion;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818isuponthem.

13Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901withmankind,asheliethwithawomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,bothofthemhavecommittedanabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441:theyshallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָ֖תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191todeathH4191;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818isuponthem.

14Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376takeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947awifeH802andhermotherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517,itisinfamy:theyshallburnיִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.FuH8313himandthemwithfireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784,thattherebeתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961noinfamyamongyou.

15Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376liewithabeastforcopulation,heshallcertainlyמ֣וֹתMotH4191beputH5414todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191;andyeshallkillתַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ta.ha.Ro.guH2026thebeast.

16Andifawomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802approachuntoanybeasttogender therewith, thou shaltkillוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802andthebeast:theyshallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָ֖תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191todeathH4191;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818isuponthem.

17Andifamanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376takeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947hissisterH269,hisfather'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,orhismother'sdaughterבַת־vat-H1323,andseeוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172,andsheseeתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200hisnakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172,thatisadisgrace;andtheyshallbecutוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772offbeforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthechildrenoftheirpeopleעַמָּ֑ם'a.MamH5971:hehathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hissister'snakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172;heshallbearיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.

18Andifamanוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901withawomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802inherinfirmity,anduncoverוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172,herflux dothhelayH7901bare,andshehathuncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540thefountainH4726ofherbloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818;andbothofthemshallbecutוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offfromamongtheirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

19Andthenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172ofthy mother'ssisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269,andofthy father'ssisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540;forhehathlaidnakedהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168hisnearrelation:theyshallbearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

20Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withhisauntדֹּ֣דָת֔וֹdo.da.ToH1733,hehathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisuncle'snakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:theirsinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399shalltheybearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375:theyshalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

21Andifamanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376takeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947hisbrother'swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,itisanuncleanthingH5079:hehathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hisbrother'snakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:theyshallbeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

22AndyeshallobserveH8104allmystatutesH2708,andallmineordinancesH4941,anddothem,thatthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whitherIbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935youtodwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427thereinvomitתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958younotout.

23AndyeshallnotwalkinthecustomsH2708ofthenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471whichIamcastingoutbeforeyou;forallthesethingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428havetheydone,andtheybecameanabominationtome.

24AndIhavesaidH559untoyou, YeshallpossessH3423theirlandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776,andIwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414ituntoyouforapossessionH3423;alandH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whohaveseparatedH914youfromthepeoplesH5971.

25AndyeshallmakeaseparationbetweenthecleanH2889beastandtheuncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931,andbetweentheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlandthecleanH2889,andyeshallnotmakeyourselvesan abominationbybeast,orbyfowl,orbyanythingthatcreepethonthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichIhaveseparatedH914foryou, declaring [it]asuncleanH2931.

26AndyeshallbeH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918untome;forIJehovahamholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,andhaveseparatedH914youfromthepeoplesH5971tobeH1961mine.

27Andiftherebeיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376orawomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802inwhomisaspiritofPythonorofdivination,theyshallcertainlybeH1961putH4191todeathH4191:theyshallstoneבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68themwithstonesH68;theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818isuponthem.

Commentaries on Leviticus 20

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