Leviticus 20:3

“And 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.”

Leviticus 20:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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,

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