And Iוַאֲנִיwill setאֶתֵּןmy faceאֶת פָּנַיagainst thatבָּ הַהוּאmanאִישׁand cutוְהִכְרַתִּיhimאֹתוֹoff from amongמִקֶּרֶבhis people,עַמּוֹbecauseכִּיhe has givenנָתַןsome of his offspringמִזַּרְעוֹto Molech,לַמֹּלֶךְso asלְמַעַןto make uncleanטַמֵּאmy sanctuaryאֶת מִקְדָּשִׁיand to profaneוּלְחַלֵּלmy holyקָדְשִׁיname.אֶת שֵׁם
Leviticus 20:3
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With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:3, word by word
- will setאֶתֵּןeten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “eten” appears- my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and cutהִכְרַתִּיhichrati
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hichrati” appears- off from amongקֶּרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- his peopleעַמּam
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “am” appears- some 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- to make uncleanטַמֵּאtame
defile
To make someone or something unclean.
Where else “tame” appears- my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁmikdashi
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdashi” appears- and to profaneחַלֵּלchalel
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “chalel” appears- my holyקָדְשִׁkadshi
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadshi” appears- nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears
The context
2“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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And if the people of the land do close their eyes to that man when he gives some of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,