Leviticus
Leviticus 20:3
3And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I | וַאֲנִ֞י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will set | אֶתֵּ֤ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| My face | פָּנַי֙ | pā·nay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| against that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| man | בָּאִ֣ישׁ | bā·’îš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and cut him off | וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י | wə·hiḵ·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from | מִקֶּ֣רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| his people | עַמּ֑וֹ | ‘am·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| by giving | נָתַ֣ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| his offspring | מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ | miz·zar·‘ōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| to Molech | לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ | lam·mō·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4432 Molech |
| he has defiled | טַמֵּא֙ | ṭam·mê | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2930 be or become unclean |
| My sanctuary | מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י | miq·dā·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| and profaned | וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל | ū·lə·ḥal·lêl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2490 bore, pierce |
| My holy | קָדְשִֽׁי׃ | qāḏ·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| name | שֵׁ֥ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.