Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 20:2-5

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.

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