Leviticus 20:5

“then 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.”

Leviticus 20:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 20:5, word by word

will setשַׂמְתִּיsamti

take to heart

"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.

Where else “samti” 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 against his clanמִשְׁפַּחְתּmishpacht

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpacht” appears
and I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “hichrati” appears
who prostitute themselvesזֹּנִיםzonim

prostitute oneself

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

Where else “zonim” appears
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
from amongקֶּרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
their peopleעַמָּama

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “ama” appears

The context

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,

5 · This verse (above)

6And the person who turns to those who call up the dead and to spiritists, prostituting themselves after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

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