New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 20:1-9

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“You shall also sayתֹּאמַר֒to.MarH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ‘AnyoneH376from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478or from the strangersהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616residingהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834givesיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414anyוּמִן־u.min-H4480of hischildrenמִזַּרְע֛וֹmi.zar.'OH2233to Molechלַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191;the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall stoneיִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּyir.ge.Mu.huH7275him with stonesבָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

3I will also setאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414My faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440against that manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376and will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772him offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414someH4480of hischildrenמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233to Molechלַמֹּ֔לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616as to defileטַמֵּא֙ta.Me'H2930My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720andto profaneH2455My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

4Ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776, however,should everהַעְלֵ֣םha'.LemH5956disregardיַעְלִימֽוּ֩ עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ya'.li.Mu 'ei.nei.HemH5956 H5869that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376when he givesבְּתִתּ֥וֹbe.ti.ToH5414anyמִן־min-H4480of hischildrenמִזַּרְע֖וֹmi.zar.'OH2233to Molechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,so as not to putהָמִ֥יתha.MitH4191him toH4191deathH4191,

5then I Myselfאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against that manבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376and against his familyוּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.ve.mish.pach.ToH4940,and I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971both him and allכָּל־kol-H3605those who playH2181theH2181prostituteH2181with him, by playingH2181theH2181prostituteH2181with Molechהַמֹּ֖לֶךְha.Mo.lekhH4432.

6‘As for the personוְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834turnsתִּפְנֶ֤הtif.NehH6437tomediumsהָֽאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178and to spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049,to playH2181theH2181prostituteלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181with them, I will also setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440against that personבַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁba.Ne.feshH5315and will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772him offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

7You shall consecrateוְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔םve.Hit.ka.dish.TemH6942yourselves therefore andbe holyH6944,for I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8Soyou shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104My statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and practiceוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you.

9‘Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there isanyoneH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cursesיְקַלֵּ֧לye.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or his motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517,he shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.He has cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517, and has brought hisown deathדָּמָ֥יוda.MavH1818upon himself.

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