Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 20:2-6

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.

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