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And ifוְאִםthe peopleעַםof the landהָאָרֶץdo closeהַעְלֵם יַעְלִימוּtheir eyesאֶת עֵינֵיהֶםtoמִןthatהָ הַהוּאmanאִישׁwhen he givesבְּתִתּוֹsome of his offspringמִזַּרְעוֹto Molech,לַמֹּלֶךְso as notלְבִלְתִּיto putהָמִיתhimאֹתוֹto death,הָמִית
Leviticus 20:4
Study it in the app“And 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,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:4, word by word
- 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- do closeהַעְלֵםhalem
ignore
To turn the eyes away; to look the other way when something must be done.
Where else “halem” appears- their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- when he givesתִתּtit
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tit” 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 putהָמִיתhamit
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5then I will set my face against that man and against his clan, and I will cut off him and all who prostitute themselves after him, prostituting themselves after Molech, from among their people.