Leviticus 20

Leviticus 20 prescribes penalties for sins including child sacrifice to Molech (death), cursing parents (death), adultery, incest, homosexuality, and bestiality, emphasizing that Israel must uphold YHWH's statutes to avoid vomiting out like the nations.[3]

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Interlinear Text

And to the children of Israel you shall say Any man of the children of Israel or of the stranger who sojourns in Israel who gives any of his offspring to Molech surely be put to death the people of the land shall stone him with stones
2 וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel And to HC/R בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the children of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp תֹּאמַר֒ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you shall say HVqi2ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish Any HNcmsa אִישׁ֩ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 man HNcmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֨י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of the children of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel HNp וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin or of HC/R הַ/גֵּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hager the stranger HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hagar who sojourns HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr יִתֵּ֧ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten gives HVqi3ms מִ/זַּרְע֛/וֹ 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 mizareo any of his offspring HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לַ/מֹּ֖לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamolekhe to Molech HRd/Np מ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot surely HVqa יוּמָ֑ת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat be put to death HVHi3ms עַ֥ם 𐤏𐤌 am the people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land HTd/Ncbsa יִרְגְּמֻ֥/הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤌/𐤄𐤅 yiregemuhu shall stone him HVqi3mp/Sp3ms בָ/אָֽבֶן 𐤁/𐤀𐤁𐤍 vaaven with stones HRd/Ncfsa
And if a man who takes his sister daughter of his father or daughter of his mother and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness disgrace it is and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people the nakedness of his sister he has uncovered his iniquity he shall bear
17 וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish And if a man HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr יִקַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yiqach takes HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his HTo אֲחֹת֡/וֹ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤅 achoto sister HNcfsc/Sp3ms בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter HNcfsc אָבִ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv of his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC בַת 𐤁𐤕 vat daughter HNcfsc אִ֠מּ/וֹ 𐤀𐤌/𐤅 imo of his mother HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/רָאָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and he sees HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 her HTo עֶרְוָתָ֜/הּ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤄 erevatah nakedness HNcfsc/Sp3fs וְ/הִֽיא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she HC/Pp3fs תִרְאֶ֤ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh sees HVqi3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 his HTo עֶרְוָת/וֹ֙ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤅 erevato nakedness HNcfsc/Sp3ms חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed disgrace HNcmsa ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it is HPp3ms וְ/נִ֨כְרְת֔וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 venikheretu and they shall be cut off HC/VNq3cp לְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 leeyney in the sight of HR/Ncbdc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc עַמָּ֑/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 amam their people HNcmsc/Sp3mp עֶרְוַ֧ת 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 erevat the nakedness of HNcfsc אֲחֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤅 achoto-2 his sister HNcfsc/Sp3ms גִּלָּ֖ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 gilah he has uncovered HVpp3ms עֲוֺנ֥/וֹ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤅 aono his iniquity HNcbsc/Sp3ms יִשָּֽׂא 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa he shall bear HVqi3ms
and-I-said to-you you(pl) shall-possess [-dom] land-their and-I will-give-it to-you(pl) to-possess it(fs) land flowing milk and-honey I YHWH God-your(pl) who have-separated you(pl) from the-peoples
24 וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said HC/Vqw1cs לָ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp אַתֶּם֮ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you(pl) HPp2mp תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 tireshu shall-possess HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-dom] HTo אַדְמָתָ/ם֒ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤌 adematam land-their HNcfsc/Sp3mp וַ/אֲנִ֞י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani and-I HC/Pp1cs אֶתְּנֶ֤/נָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤄 etenenah will-give-it HVqi1cs/Sp3fs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 to-you(pl) HR/Sp2mp לָ/רֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤕 lareshet to-possess HR/Vqc אֹתָ֔/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it(fs) HTo/Sp3fs אֶ֛רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsa זָבַ֥ת 𐤆𐤁𐤕 zavat flowing HVqrfsc חָלָ֖ב 𐤇𐤋𐤁 chalav milk HNcmsa וּ/דְבָ֑שׁ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤔 udevash and-honey HC/Ncmsa אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani I HPp1cs יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) God-your(pl) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 hivedaleti have-separated HVhp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you(pl) HTo/Sp2mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הָֽ/עַמִּֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the-peoples HTd/Ncmpa
and you shall distinguish between the beasts the clean and the unclean and between the birds the unclean and the clean and not you shall make detestable selves your souls by beast or by bird or by any that creeps on the ground which I have separated for you to be unclean
25 וְ/הִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤌 vehivedaletem and you shall distinguish HC/Vhq2mp בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between HR הַ/בְּהֵמָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the beasts HTd/Ncfsa הַ/טְּהֹרָה֙ 𐤄/𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤄 hatehorah the clean HTd/Aafsa לַ/טְּמֵאָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄 latemeah and the unclean HRd/Aafsa וּ/בֵין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between HC/R הָ/ע֥וֹף 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤐 haof the birds HTd/Ncmsa הַ/טָּמֵ֖א 𐤄/𐤈𐤌𐤀 hatame the unclean HTd/Aamsa לַ/טָּהֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤓 latahor and the clean HRd/Aamsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn תְשַׁקְּצ֨וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤒𐤑𐤅 teshaqetsu you shall make detestable HVpi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et selves HTo נַפְשֹֽׁתֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 nafeshoteykhem your souls HNcbpc/Sp2mp בַּ/בְּהֵמָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 babehemah by beast HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בָ/ע֗וֹף 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤐 uvaof or by bird HC/Rd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhol or by any HC/R/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr תִּרְמֹ֣שׂ 𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤔 tiremos creeps HVqi3fs הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah on the ground HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which HTr הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 hivedaleti I have separated HVhp1cs לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp לְ/טַמֵּֽא 𐤋/𐤈𐤌𐤀 letame to be unclean HR/Vpc
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