Revised Webster's Bible
Leviticus 20
2Again, thou shaltsayתֹּאמַר֒to.MarH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,WhoeverH376he be of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of thestrangersהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616thatsojournהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thatgivethיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414any of hisseedמִזַּרְע֛וֹmi.zar.'OH2233toMolechלַמֹּ֖לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432; he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191: thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallstoneיִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּyir.ge.Mu.huH7275him withstonesבָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.
3And I willsetאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440against thatmanבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376, and will cut himoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772fromamongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971; because he hathgivenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414of hisseedמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233toMolechלַמֹּ֔לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432, todefileטַמֵּא֙ta.Me'H2930mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720, and toprofaneוּלְחַלֵּ֖לu.le.cha.LelH2490myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.
4And if thepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776do anywaysהַעְלֵ֣םha'.LemH5956hideיַעְלִימֽוּ֩ya'.li.MuH5956theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869from themanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376, when hegivethבְּתִתּ֥וֹbe.ti.ToH5414of hisseedמִזַּרְע֖וֹmi.zar.'OH2233toMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432, andkillהָמִ֥יתha.MitH4191himnotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115:
5Then I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against thatmanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376, and against hisfamilyוּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.ve.mish.pach.ToH4940, and will cut himoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772, and all that goastrayהַזֹּנִ֣יםha.zo.NimH2181afterH310him, to commitharlotryלִזְנ֛וֹתliz.NotH2181withMolechהַמֹּ֖לֶךְha.Mo.lekhH4432, fromamongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.
6And thesoulוְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315thatturnethתִּפְנֶ֤הtif.NehH6437afterH413such as havemediumsהָֽאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178, andafterH310wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049, to goastrayלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181afterH310them, I will evensetוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440against thatsoulבַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁba.Ne.feshH5315, and will cut himoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772fromamongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
9Foreveryאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376thatcursethיְקַלֵּ֧לye.ka.LelH7043hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or hismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517shall surelybeמ֣וֹתMotH4191put todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191: he hathcursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043hisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517; hisbloodדָּמָ֥יוda.MavH1818shall be upon him.
10And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376that committethadulteryיִנְאַף֙yin.'AfH5003with anotherman’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, even he that committethadulteryיִנְאַ֖ףyin.'AfH5003with hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, theadultererהַנֹּאֵ֖ףha.no.'EfH5003and theadulteressוְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃ve.ha.no.'A.fetH5003shallsurelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put todeathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191.
11And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376thatliethיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172:bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shallsurelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put todeathיוּמְת֥וּyu.me.TuH4191; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
12And if amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his daughter inlawכַּלָּת֔וֹka.la.ToH3618,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191: they havewroughtעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213confusionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
13If amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376also shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901withmankindזָכָר֙za.KharH2145, as heliethמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904with awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them havecommittedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441: they shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָ֖תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
14And if amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalltakeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and hermotherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517, it iswickednessזִמָּ֣הzi.MahH2154: they shall beburntיִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.FuH8313withfireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784, both he and they; that there be nowickednessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you.
16And if awomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802shallapproachתִּקְרַ֤בtik.RavH7126to anybeastבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929, and liedownלְרִבְעָ֣הle.riv.'AhH7250with it, thou shaltkillוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, and thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929: they shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָ֖תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191; theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818shall be upon them.
17And if amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376shalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947hissisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269, hisfather’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,orא֣וֹ'oH176hismother’sאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323, andseeוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172, and sheseeתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200hisnakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172; it is a wickedthingחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617; and they shall be cutoffוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theirpeopleבְּנֵ֣י עַמָּ֑םbe.Nei 'a.MamH5971H1121: he hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hissister’sאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172; he shallbearיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.
18And if amanוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901with awomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802having hersicknessדָּוָ֗הda.VahH1739, and shalluncoverוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172; he hathdiscoveredהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168herfountainמְקֹרָ֣הּme.ko.RahH4726, and she hathuncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540thefountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of herbloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818: andbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772fromamongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.
19And thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172of thymother’sאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269, nor of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269: for heuncoverethהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168his nearkinשְׁאֵר֛וֹshe.'e.RoH7607: they shallbearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.
20And if amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shalllieיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his uncle’swifeדֹּ֣דָת֔וֹdo.da.ToH1733, he hathuncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540hisuncle’sדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1730nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172: they shallbearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375theirsinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399; they shalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.
22Ye shall thereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104all mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, and all myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: that thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, where Ibringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935you todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in it, may not spue yououtתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958.
24But I havesaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to you, Ye shallinheritתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423theirlandאַדְמָתָם֒'ad.ma.TamH127, and I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to you topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776thatflowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706: I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, who haveseparatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914you from otherpeopleהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.
25Ye shall therefore make adifferenceוְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞םve.hiv.dal.TemH914betweencleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929anduncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931, and betweenuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlsהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775andcleanלַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889: and ye shall not make yoursoulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315abominableתְשַׁקְּצ֨וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262bybeastבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929, or byfowlוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775, or by any manner of living thing thatcreepethתִּרְמֹ֣שׂtir.MosH7430on thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, which I haveseparatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914from you asuncleanלְטַמֵּֽא׃le.ta.Me'H2930.
27Amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376also or awomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802thathathכִּֽי־ki-H3588amediumא֛וֹב'ovH178, or that is awizardיִדְּעֹנִ֖יyi.de.'o.NiH3049, shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָ֑תוּyu.Ma.tuH4191: they shallstoneיִרְגְּמ֥וּyir.ge.MuH7275them withstonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68: theirbloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.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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