Leviticus
Leviticus 20:4
4And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And if | וְאִ֡ם | wə·’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the people | עַ֨ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָ֜רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| ever hide | הַעְלֵ֣ם | ha‘·lêm | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H5956 conceal |
| their eyes | עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ | ‘ê·nê·hem | Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| and fail | לְבִלְתִּ֖י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to put to death | הָמִ֥ית | hā·mîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| the man | הָאִ֣ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| gives | בְּתִתּ֥וֹ | bə·ṯit·tōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| one of his children | מִזַּרְע֖וֹ | miz·zar·‘ōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| to Molech | לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ | lam·mō·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4432 Molech |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.