“And you shall sayוְ תֹּאמַרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלAny manאִישׁ אִישׁof the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלorוּofמִןthe resident aliensהַגֵּרwho resideהַגָּרin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרgives anyיִתֵּןof his offspringמִזַּרְעוֹto Molechלַמֹּלֶךְshall surelyמוֹתbe put to death;יוּמָתthe peopleעַםof the landהָאָרֶץshall stone himיִרְגְּמֻהוּwith stones.בָאָבֶן
Leviticus 20:2
Study it in the app““And you shall say to the sons of Israel: Any man of the sons of Israel or of the resident aliens who reside in Israel who gives any of his offspring to Molech shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:2, word by word
- “And you shall sayתֹּאמַרtomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomar” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- Any manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- the resident aliensגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- who resideגָּרgar
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gar” appears- gives anyיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- of his offspringזַּרְעzar
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appears- to Molechמֹּלֶךְmolech
Molech
Molech: a god of peoples near Israel, to whom children were sacrificed. The name looks like the Hebrew word for "king".
Where else “molech” appears- shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears- the peopleעַםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- shall stone himיִרְגְּמֻyirgmu
stone
Stone to death: kill someone by throwing stones at him; in the Law the whole people carried it out.
Where else “yirgmu” appears- with stonesאָבֶןaven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “aven” appears
Translation note
This chapter repeats the prohibitions of chapter 18 and adds the punishment for each one.
The context
1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3And I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so as to make unclean my sanctuary and to profane my holy name.