Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 20

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Moreover, thou shaltsayתֹּאמַר֒to.MarH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Whosoever he be of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of thestrangersהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616that sojourn inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that giveth of hisseedמִזַּרְע֛וֹmi.zar.'OH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432; he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191beputיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191: thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallstoneבָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68him withstonesH68.

3I also willsetאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440againstH6440thatmanבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himoffH3772from among hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hathgivenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414of hisseedמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֔לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432, todefileטַמֵּא֙ta.Me'H2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720, and toprofaneוּלְחַלֵּ֖לu.le.cha.LelH2490myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

4AndifH518thepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776doH518anyמִן־min-H4480wayshideH5956theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869from thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376, when he giveth of hisseedמִזַּרְע֖וֹmi.zar.'OH2233untoMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432, andputבְּתִתּ֥וֹbe.ti.ToH5414himnotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115todeathהָמִ֥יתha.MitH4191:

5then I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstH6440thatmanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376, andagainstH6440hisfamilyוּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.ve.mish.pach.ToH4940, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himoffH3772, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that go a whoringafterH310him, tocommitH2181whoredom withMolechהַמֹּ֖לֶךְha.Mo.lekhH4432, from among theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

6And thesoulוְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to go a whoringafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, I willevenH853setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440againstH413thatsoulבַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁba.Ne.feshH5315, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himoffH3772from among hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

7Sanctifyוְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔םve.Hit.ka.dish.TemH6942yourselves therefore, and be yeholyקְדֹשִׁ֑יםke.do.ShimH6918: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8And ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesH2708, anddoH6213them: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichH2708sanctifyמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942youH6213.

9ForeveryH376one that curseth hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or hismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517shallsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588beputמ֣וֹתMotH4191todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191: he hathcursedH7043hisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517; hisbloodדָּמָ֥יוda.MavH1818shall be upon him.

10And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376that committethadulteryיִנְאַף֙yin.'AfH5003withanotherH7453man’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,evenH7453he that committethadulteryיִנְאַ֖ףyin.'AfH5003with his neighbour’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, theadultererהַנֹּאֵ֖ףha.no.'EfH5003and theadulteressוְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃ve.ha.no.'A.fetH5003shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

11And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376that lieth with hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall beuponH802them.

12Andifאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his daughter in law,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191: they have wrought confusion; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.

13Andifאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with mankind, as with womankind,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them havecommittedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441: they shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall beuponאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802them.

14AndifH834amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376takeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802andherH3947motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517, it iswickednessזִמָּ֣הzi.MahH2154: they shall beburntיִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.FuH8313withfireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784, both he and they; that there benoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808wickednessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154amongyouH834.

15Andifאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376lie with abeastבִּבְהֵמָ֖הbiv.he.MahH929, he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191beputיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191: and ye shallslayתַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ta.ha.Ro.guH2026thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929.

16Andifאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834awomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802approachתִּקְרַ֤בtik.RavH7126untoanyכָּל־kol-H3605beastבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929, and liedownלְרִבְעָ֣הle.riv.'AhH7250thereto, thou shaltkillוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, and thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929: they shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall beuponאֶל־'el-H413them.

17Andifאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376shalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947hissisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269, hisfather’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, or hismother’sאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323, andseeוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172, andsheוְהִֽיא־ve.hi'-H1931seeתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200hisnakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172; it is a shamefulthingה֔וּאHu'H1931; and they shall becutוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theirpeopleעַמָּ֑ם'a.MamH5971: he hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hissister’sאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172; he shallbearיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.

18Andifאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834amanוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901with awomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802havingherH1540sickness, and shalluncoverוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172; he hathmadeH3772nakedהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168herH1540fountainמְקֹרָ֣הּme.ko.RahH4726, andsheוְהִ֕יאve.Hi'H1931hathuncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540thefountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726ofherH1540bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818: andbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall becutוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772from among theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

19And thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172of thymother’sאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269,norH3808of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269: for he hathmadeH6168nakedהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168hisnearH3808kin: they shallbearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

20Andifאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with hisuncle’sדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1730wifeדֹּ֣דָת֔וֹdo.da.ToH1733, he hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisuncle’sH1730nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172: they shallbearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375theirsinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399; they shalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

21Andifאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalltakeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802, it isimpurityנִדָּ֣הni.DahH5079: he hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hisbrother’sאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172; they shall bechildlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

22Ye shall thereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104allH3605mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, andallH3605myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: that thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whither Ibringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935youH834todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427therein,vomitתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958youH834notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808outH3605.

23And ye shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808walk in thecustomsבְּחֻקֹּ֣תbe.chu.KotH2708of thenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471,whichH834IcastH7971outH7971beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834: for theydidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428things, and therefore Iabhorredוָאָקֻ֖ץva.'a.KutzH6973them.

24But I havesaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559untoyouH859, Ye shallinheritתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423theirlandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776, and I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it untoyouH859topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it, alandH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706: I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haveseparatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914youH859from thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.

25Ye shall thereforeseparateH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996thecleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929and theuncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931, andbetweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775and thecleanלַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889: and ye shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808makeH914yoursoulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315abominable bybeastבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929, or byfowlוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775, or byanyH3605thingH3605wherewith thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127teemeth,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I haveseparatedH914fromyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834asuncleanH2931.

26And ye shall beholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918untomeH4480: for I theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, and haveseparatedוָאַבְדִּ֥לva.'av.DilH914youכִּ֥יkiH3588from thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971, that ye should bemineH4480.

27Amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376also or awomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802that hath a familiarspiritא֛וֹב'ovH178, or that is a wizard, shallsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588beputמ֣וֹתMotH4191todeathיוּמָ֑תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191: they shallstoneבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68them withstonesH68: theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall beuponיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961them.

Commentaries on Leviticus 20

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