Leviticus

Leviticus 18:21

²¹You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed^c to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
give	תִתֵּ֖ן	ṯit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
any of your children	וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥	ū·miz·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
to be sacrificed	לְהַעֲבִ֣יר	lə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to Molech	לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ	lam·mō·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4432 Molech
for you must not	וְלֹ֧א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
profane	תְחַלֵּ֛ל	ṯə·ḥal·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
the name	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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