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]

Interlinear Text

Verse 2 וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel And to and toward HC/R בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the children of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp תֹּאמַר֒ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you shall say you will say HVqi2ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish Any man HNcmsa אִישׁ֩ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 man man HNcmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֨י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of the children of from sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin or of and from HC/R הַ/גֵּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hager the stranger the resident sojourner HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hagar who sojourns Female sojourner HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יִתֵּ֧ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten gives he will give HVqi3ms מִ/זַּרְע֛/וֹ 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 mizareo any of his offspring from his seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לַ/מֹּ֖לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamolekhe to Molech to the Molek to Molekhe HRd/Np מ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot surely to die HVqa יוּמָ֑ת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat be put to death he will be put to death HVHi3ms עַ֥ם 𐤏𐤌 am the people gathered people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa יִרְגְּמֻ֥/הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤌/𐤄𐤅 yiregemuhu shall stone him they will stone him HVqi3mp/Sp3ms בָ/אָֽבֶן 𐤁/𐤀𐤁𐤍 vaaven with stones building stone HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 3 וַ/אֲנִ֞י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) And I and I HC/Pp1cs אֶתֵּ֤ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten will set I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et my object-marker HTo פָּנַ/י֙ 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs בָּ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤔 baish against that man in the man HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms מִ/קֶּ֣רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from the midst from the interior of HR/Ncmsc עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo of his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC מִ/זַּרְע/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 mizareo of his offspring from his seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms נָתַ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he has given he gave HVqp3ms לַ/מֹּ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamolekhe to Molech to the Molek to Molekhe HRd/Np לְמַ֗עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order in order that HR טַמֵּא֙ 𐤈𐤌𐤀 tame to defile ritually impure HVpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo מִקְדָּשִׁ֔/י 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 miqedashi my sanctuary my set-apart sanctuary HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/לְ/חַלֵּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤋𐤋 ulechalel and to profane and to desecrate HC/R/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 - object-marker HTo שֵׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 shem my holy name name-of HNcmsc קָדְשִֽׁ/י 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 qadeshi my sacredness HNcmsc/Sp1cs
Verse 17 וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish And if a man and a man HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יִקַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yiqach takes he will take HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker HTo אֲחֹת֡/וֹ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤅 achoto sister his sister HNcfsc/Sp3ms בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc אָבִ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv of his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC בַת 𐤁𐤕 vat daughter daughter HNcfsc אִ֠מּ/וֹ 𐤀𐤌/𐤅 imo of his mother his mother HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/רָאָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and he sees and he saw HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 her object-marker HTo עֶרְוָתָ֜/הּ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤄 erevatah nakedness her nakedness HNcfsc/Sp3fs וְ/הִֽיא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she HC/Pp3fs תִרְאֶ֤ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh sees you will see HVqi3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 his object-marker HTo עֶרְוָת/וֹ֙ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤅 erevato nakedness his nakedness HNcfsc/Sp3ms חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed disgrace covenant-loyal love HNcmsa ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it is he HPp3ms וְ/נִ֨כְרְת֔וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 venikheretu and they shall be cut off and they will be cut off HC/VNq3cp לְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 leeyney in the sight of to the eyes of HR/Ncbdc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמָּ֑/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 amam their people their people HNcmsc/Sp3mp עֶרְוַ֧ת 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 erevat the nakedness of nakedness of HNcfsc אֲחֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤅 achoto-2 his sister his sister HNcfsc/Sp3ms גִּלָּ֖ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 gilah he has uncovered he laid bare HVpp3ms עֲוֺנ֥/וֹ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤅 aono his iniquity his twisted-guilt HNcbsc/Sp3ms יִשָּֽׂא 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa he shall bear he will lift HVqi3ms
Verse 18 וְ֠/אִישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish And a man and a man HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יִשְׁכַּ֨ב 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 yishekav lies he will lie down HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR אִשָּׁ֜ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman HNcfsa דָּוָ֗ה 𐤃𐤅𐤄 davah having her menstrual flow sickened woman HAafsa וְ/גִלָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤄 vegilah and he uncovers he laid bare HC/Vpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [her] object-marker HTo עֶרְוָתָ/הּ֙ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤄 erevatah nakedness her nakedness HNcfsc/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [her] object-marker HTo מְקֹרָ֣/הּ 𐤌𐤒𐤓/𐤄 meqorah fountain her spring-source HNcmsc/Sp3fs הֶֽעֱרָ֔ה 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤄 heerah he has exposed he caused to be laid bare HVhp3ms וְ/הִ֕יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she HC/Pp3fs גִּלְּתָ֖ה 𐤂𐤋𐤕𐤄 giletah has uncovered she fully exposed HVpp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 [the] object-marker HTo מְק֣וֹר 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓 meqor fountain spring-source of HNcmsc דָּמֶ֑י/הָ 𐤃𐤌𐤉/𐤄 dameyha of her blood her bloods HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/נִכְרְת֥וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 venikheretu and they shall be cut off and they will be cut off HC/VNp3cp שְׁנֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem both of them the two of them HAcmdc/Sp3mp מִ/קֶּ֥רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from the midst from the interior of HR/Ncmsc עַמָּֽ/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 amam of their people their people HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 24 וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לָ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp אַתֶּם֮ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you(pl) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 tireshu shall-possess you will take possession HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-dom] object-marker HTo אַדְמָתָ/ם֒ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤌 adematam land-their their cultivated ground HNcfsc/Sp3mp וַ/אֲנִ֞י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and-I and I HC/Pp1cs אֶתְּנֶ֤/נָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤄 etenenah will-give-it I will give her HVqi1cs/Sp3fs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 to-you(pl) HR/Sp2mp לָ/רֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤕 lareshet to-possess to take possession HR/Vqc אֹתָ֔/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it(fs) her HTo/Sp3fs אֶ֛רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsa זָבַ֥ת 𐤆𐤁𐤕 zavat flowing flowing HVqrfsc חָלָ֖ב 𐤇𐤋𐤁 chalav milk milk HNcmsa וּ/דְבָ֑שׁ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤔 udevash and-honey and honey-syrup HC/Ncmsa אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) God-your(pl) your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 hivedaleti have-separated I set apart HVhp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you(pl) you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָֽ/עַמִּֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the-peoples the gathered peoples HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 25 וְ/הִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤌 vehivedaletem and you shall distinguish you shall set apart HC/Vhq2mp בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR הַ/בְּהֵמָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the beasts the beast HTd/Ncfsa הַ/טְּהֹרָה֙ 𐤄/𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤄 hatehorah the clean the pure one HTd/Aafsa לַ/טְּמֵאָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄 latemeah and the unclean to the ritually unclean one (feminine) HRd/Aafsa וּ/בֵין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R הָ/ע֥וֹף 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤐 haof the birds the flying creature HTd/Ncmsa הַ/טָּמֵ֖א 𐤄/𐤈𐤌𐤀 hatame the unclean the ritually unclean one HTd/Aamsa לַ/טָּהֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤓 latahor and the clean to the pure one HRd/Aamsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn תְשַׁקְּצ֨וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤒𐤑𐤅 teshaqetsu you shall make detestable you shall render detestable HVpi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et selves object-marker HTo נַפְשֹֽׁתֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 nafeshoteykhem your souls your living-selves HNcbpc/Sp2mp בַּ/בְּהֵמָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 babehemah by beast in the beast HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בָ/ע֗וֹף 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤐 uvaof or by bird flying creature HC/Rd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhol or by any and in the entirety HC/R/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תִּרְמֹ֣שׂ 𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤔 tiremos creeps she will crawl HVqi3fs הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah on the ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 hivedaleti I have separated I set apart HVhp1cs לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp לְ/טַמֵּֽא 𐤋/𐤈𐤌𐤀 letame to be unclean to render unclean HR/Vpc