Leviticus 20
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וְאֶל־and toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לIsraelתֹּאמַר֒you will sayאִ֣ישׁa personאִישׁ֩a personמִבְּנֵ֨יfrom the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelוּמִן־and ofהַגֵּ֣ר׀the sojournersהַגָּ֣רwho sojournsבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לin Israelאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoיִתֵּ֧ןhe will giveמִזַּרְע֛וֹany of offspring hisלַמֹּ֖לֶךְto the Molechמ֣וֹתcertainly to dieיוּמָ֑תhe will be put to deathעַ֥םthe people ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landיִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּthey will stone himבָאָֽבֶן׃with the stones
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וַאֲנִ֞יand Iאֶתֵּ֤ןI will setאֶת־obj.פָּנַי֙face myבָּאִ֣ישׁon the personהַה֔וּאthe thatוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יand I will cut offאֹת֖וֹobj. himמִקֶּ֣רֶבfrom amongעַמּ֑וֹpeople hisכִּ֤יforמִזַּרְעוֹ֙one of offspring hisנָתַ֣ןhe has givenלַמֹּ֔לֶךְto the Molechלְמַ֗עַןso asטַמֵּא֙to make uncleanאֶת־obj.מִקְדָּשִׁ֔יsanctuary myוּלְחַלֵּ֖לand to profaneאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֥םthe name ofקָדְשִֽׁי׃holiness my
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יand I will setאֲנִ֧יIאֶת־obj.פָּנַ֛יface myבָּאִ֥ישׁon the personהַה֖וּאthe thatוּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹand on clan hisוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יand I will cut offאֹת֜וֹobj. himוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.כָּל־allהַזֹּנִ֣יםthose who act as prostitutesאַחֲרָ֗יוafter himלִזְנ֛וֹתby acting as prostitutesאַחֲרֵ֥יafterהַמֹּ֖לֶךְthe Molechמִקֶּ֥רֶבfrom amongעַמָּֽם׃people their
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וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁand the personאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoתִּפְנֶ֤הit will turnאֶל־toהָֽאֹבֹת֙the necromancersוְאֶל־and toהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםthe soothsayersלִזְנ֖וֹתto act as a prostituteאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םafter themוְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will setאֶת־obj.פָּנַי֙face myבַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁon the personהַהִ֔ואthe thatוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יand I will cut offאֹת֖וֹobj. himמִקֶּ֥רֶבfrom amongעַמּֽוֹ׃people his
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וְאִשָּׁ֗הand a womanאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoתִּקְרַ֤בshe will draw nearאֶל־toכָּל־anyבְּהֵמָה֙animalלְרִבְעָ֣הto stretch out withאֹתָ֔הּwith the itוְהָרַגְתָּ֥and you will killאֶת־obj.הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe womanוְאֶת־and obj.הַבְּהֵמָ֑הthe animalמ֥וֹתcertainly to dieיוּמָ֖תוּthey will be put to deathדְּמֵיהֶ֥םbloods theirבָּֽם׃are on the them
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וְאִ֣ישׁand a manאֲשֶׁר־whoיִקַּ֣חhe will takeאֶת־obj.אֲחֹת֡וֹsister hisבַּת־the daughter ofאָבִ֣יוfather hisא֣וֹorבַת־the daughter ofאִ֠מּוֹmother hisוְרָאָ֨הand he will seeאֶת־obj.עֶרְוָתָ֜הּnakedness herוְהִֽיא־and sheתִרְאֶ֤הshe will seeאֶת־obj.עֶרְוָתוֹ֙nakedness hisחֶ֣סֶדis a shameה֔וּאitוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּand they will be cut offלְעֵינֵ֖יto the eyes ofבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofעַמָּ֑םpeople theirעֶרְוַ֧תthe nakedness ofאֲחֹת֛וֹsister hisגִּלָּ֖הhe has uncoveredעֲוֹנ֥וֹiniquity hisיִשָּֽׂא׃he will bear
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וְ֠אִישׁand a manאֲשֶׁר־whoיִשְׁכַּ֨בhe will lie withאֶת־obj.אִשָּׁ֜הa womanדָּוָ֗הmenstruatingוְגִלָּ֤הand he will uncoverאֶת־obj.עֶרְוָתָהּ֙nakedness herאֶת־obj.מְקֹרָ֣הּspring herהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe has made nakedוְהִ֕יאand sheגִּלְּתָ֖הshe has uncoveredאֶת־obj.מְק֣וֹרthe spring ofדָּמֶ֑יהָbloods herוְנִכְרְת֥וּand they will be cut offשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םboth of themמִקֶּ֥רֶבfrom amongעַמָּֽם׃people their
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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םand you will keepאֶת־obj.כָּל־allחֻקֹּתַי֙statutes myוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יjudgments myוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םand you will doאֹתָ֑םobj. themוְלֹא־and notתָקִ֤יאit will vomit upאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youהָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereאֲנִ֜יIמֵבִ֥יאam about to bringאֶתְכֶ֛םobj. youשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלָשֶׁ֥בֶתto dwellבָּֽהּ׃in the it
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וָאֹמַ֣רand I have saidלָכֶ֗םto the youאַתֶּם֮youתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּyou will take possession ofאֶת־obj.אַדְמָתָם֒ground theirוַאֲנִ֞יand Iאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּהI will give itלָכֶם֙to the youלָרֶ֣שֶׁתto take possession ofאֹתָ֔הּobj. itאֶ֛רֶץa landזָבַ֥תflowing ofחָלָ֖בmilkוּדְבָ֑שׁand honeyאֲנִי֙Iיְהוָ֣הam Yahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourאֲשֶׁר־whoהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיI have separatedאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youמִן־fromהָֽעַמִּֽים׃the peoples
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וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞םand you will separateבֵּֽין־betweenהַבְּהֵמָ֤הthe animalsהַטְּהֹרָה֙the pureלַטְּמֵאָ֔הand the uncleanוּבֵין־and betweenהָע֥וֹףthe birdsהַטָּמֵ֖אthe uncleanלַטָּהֹ֑רand the pureוְלֹֽא־and notתְשַׁקְּצ֨וּyou will make detestableאֶת־obj.נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םselves yourבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הby the animalsוּבָע֗וֹףand by the birdsוּבְכֹל֙and by allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatתִּרְמֹ֣שׂit creepsהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe groundאֲשֶׁר־whichהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיI have separatedלָכֶ֖םfor the youלְטַמֵּֽא׃to declare unclean
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וְאִ֣ישׁand a manאֽוֹ־orאִשָּׁ֗הa womanכִּֽי־thatיִהְיֶ֨הhe will beבָהֶ֥םamong the themא֛וֹבa necromancerא֥וֹorיִדְּעֹנִ֖יa soothsayerמ֣וֹתcertainly to dieיוּמָ֑תוּthey will be put to deathבָּאֶ֛בֶןwith the stonesיִרְגְּמ֥וּpeople will stoneאֹתָ֖םobj. themדְּמֵיהֶ֥םbloods theirבָּֽם׃ פare on the them
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