King James Version
Leviticus 20
2Again, thou shalt sayתֹּאמַר֒to.MarH559to the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,WhosoeverH376he beof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or of the strangersהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616that sojournהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that givethיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414anyof his seedמִזַּרְע֛וֹmi.zar.'OH2233unto Molechלַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432;he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191:the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall stoneיִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּyir.ge.Mu.huH7275him with stonesבָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.
3And I will setאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414my faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440against that manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376,and will cut him offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;because he hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414of his seedמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233unto Molechלַמֹּ֔לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,to defileטַמֵּא֙ta.Me'H2930my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720,and to profaneוּלְחַלֵּ֖לu.le.cha.LelH2490my holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.
4And if the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776do any waysהַעְלֵ֣םha'.LemH5956hideיַעְלִימֽוּ֩ya'.li.MuH5956their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869from the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376,when he givethבְּתִתּ֥וֹbe.ti.ToH5414of his seedמִזַּרְע֖וֹmi.zar.'OH2233unto Molechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,and killהָמִ֥יתha.MitH4191him notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115:
5Then I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760my faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against that manבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376,and against his familyוּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.ve.mish.pach.ToH4940,and will cut him offוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772,and all that go a whoringהַזֹּנִ֣יםha.zo.NimH2181afterH310him, to commit whoredomלִזְנ֛וֹתliz.NotH2181with Molechהַמֹּ֖לֶךְha.Mo.lekhH4432,from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.
6And the soulוְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315that turnethתִּפְנֶ֤הtif.NehH6437afterH413such as have familiar spiritsהָֽאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178,and afterH310wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049,to go a whoringלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181afterH310them, I will even setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414my faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440against that soulבַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁba.Ne.feshH5315,and will cut him offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
9For everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376that cursethיְקַלֵּ֧לye.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or his motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517shall be surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191:he hath cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517;his bloodדָּמָ֥יוda.MavH1818shall be upon him.
10And the manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376that committeth adulteryיִנְאַף֙yin.'AfH5003with anotherman’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, even hethat committeth adulteryיִנְאַ֖ףyin.'AfH5003with his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,the adultererהַנֹּאֵ֖ףha.no.'EfH5003and the adulteressוְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃ve.ha.no.'A.fetH5003shall surelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put to deathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191.
11And the manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376that liethיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802hath uncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall surelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put to deathיוּמְת֥וּyu.me.TuH4191;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
12And if a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his daughter in lawכַּלָּת֔וֹka.la.ToH3618,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191:they have wroughtעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213confusionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
13If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376also lieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with mankindזָכָר֙za.KharH2145,as he liethמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904with a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them have committedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441:they shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָ֖תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
14And if a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376takeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and her motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517, it iswickednessזִמָּ֣הzi.MahH2154:they shall be burntיִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.FuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784,both he and they; that there be no wickednessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you.
16And if a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802approachתִּקְרַ֤בtik.RavH7126unto any beastבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929,and lie downלְרִבְעָ֣הle.riv.'AhH7250thereto, thou shalt killוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,and the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929:they shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָ֖תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
17And if a manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376shall takeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947his sisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his father’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,orא֣וֹ'oH176his mother’sאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323,and seeוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172,and she seeתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200his nakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172; it isa wicked thingחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617;and they shall be cut offוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of their peopleבְּנֵ֣י עַמָּ֑םbe.Nei 'a.MamH1121H5971:he hath uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his sister’sאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172;he shall bearיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.
18And if a manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376shall lieיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901with a womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802having her sicknessדָּוָ֗הda.VahH1739,and shall uncoverוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172;he hath discoveredהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168her fountainמְקֹרָ֣הּme.ko.RahH4726,and she hath uncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540the fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of her bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818:and bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall be cut offוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.
19And thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172of thy mother’sאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269,nor of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269:for he uncoverethהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168his near kinשְׁאֵר֛וֹshe.'e.RoH7607:they shall bearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.
20And if a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shall lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his uncle’s wifeדֹּ֣דָת֔וֹdo.da.ToH1733,he hath uncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540his uncle’sדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1730nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:they shall bearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375their sinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399;they shall dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.
21And if a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shall takeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802, it isan unclean thingנִדָּ֣הni.DahH5079:he hath uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his brother’sאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172;they shall be childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.
22Ye shall therefore keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104all my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708,and all my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: that the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whither I bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935you to dwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427therein, spue you not outתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958.
24But I have saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto you, Ye shall inheritתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423their landאַדְמָתָם֒'ad.ma.TamH127,and I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it unto you to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776that flowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which have separatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914you from otherpeopleהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.
25Ye shall therefore put differenceוְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞םve.hiv.dal.TemH914between cleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929and uncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931,and between uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlsהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775and cleanלַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889:and ye shall not make your soulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315abominableתְשַׁקְּצ֨וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262by beastבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929,or by fowlוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775,or by any manner of living thing that creepethתִּרְמֹ֣שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,which I have separatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914from you as uncleanלְטַמֵּֽא׃le.ta.Me'H2930.
27A manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376also or womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802that hathכִּֽי־ki-H3588a familiar spiritא֛וֹב'ovH178,or that is a wizardיִדְּעֹנִ֖יyi.de.'o.NiH3049,shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָ֑תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191:they shall stoneיִרְגְּמ֥וּyir.ge.MuH7275them with stonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68:their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
Commentaries on Leviticus 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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