Leviticus 17:7

“So they shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goats after which they prostitute themselves. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.”

Leviticus 17:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 17:7, word by word

sacrificeיִזְבְּחוּyizbchu

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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their sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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to the goatsשְּׂעִירִםseirim

goat demon

Desert demons in goat form.

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prostitute themselvesזֹנִיםzonim

prostitute oneself

To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.

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shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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throughout their generationsדֹרֹתָdorota

generation

The people of the same time.

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Translation note

“Goats” (seirim): BDB gives here “satyrs, demons with the form of a he-goat” (compare 2 Chronicles 11:15). “Prostituting oneself” is the image the Bible uses for unfaithfulness to God (Exodus 34:15-16).

The context

6And the priest shall splash the blood on the altar of YHWH at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and offer up in smoke the fat for a pleasing aroma to YHWH.

7 · This verse (above)

8And you shall say to them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the resident aliens who reside among them, who offers up a burnt offering or a sacrifice,

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