Leviticus
Leviticus 20:2
2“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell | תֹּאמַר֒ | tō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Any | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| Israelite | מִבְּנֵ֨י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| or | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| foreigner | הַגֵּ֣ר׀ | hag·gêr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| living | הַגָּ֣ר | hag·gār | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| gives | יִתֵּ֧ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| any of his children | מִזַּרְע֛וֹ | miz·zar·‘ōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| to Molech | לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ | lam·mō·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4432 Molech |
| must be put to death | מ֣וֹת | mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
| The people | עַ֥ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| are to stone | יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ | yir·gə·mu·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H7275 stone, kill by stoning |
| him | בָאָֽבֶן׃ | ḇā·’ā·ḇen | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.