2 {
"verseID": "Leviticus.20.2",
"source": "וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ תֹּאמַר֒ אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֣ר ׀ הַגָּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת עַ֥ם הָאָ֖רֶץ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ בָאָֽבֶן׃",
"text": "*wᵊ-ʾel*-*bᵊnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *tōʾmar* *ʾîš* *ʾîš* from-*bᵊnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *û-min*-*ha-gēr* *ha-gār* in-*Yiśrāʾēl* *ʾăšer* *yittēn* from-*zarʿô* to-*ha-mōlek* *môt* *yûmāt* *ʿam* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *yirgᵊmuhû* with-*hā-ʾāben*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵊ-ʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and to",
"*bᵊnê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of/children of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*tōʾmar*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall say",
"*ʾîš* *ʾîš*": "noun repeated for emphasis - any man/each man",
"*û-min*": "conjunction + preposition - and from",
"*ha-gēr*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the stranger/foreigner",
"*ha-gār*": "definite article + participle, masculine singular - the one sojourning",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that",
"*yittēn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - gives",
"*zarʿô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his seed/offspring",
"*la-mōlek*": "preposition + proper noun - to Molech",
"*môt* *yûmāt*": "infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - surely be put to death",
"*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land",
"*yirgᵊmuhû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they shall stone him",
"*bā-ʾāben*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the stone/stones"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš* *ʾîš*": "any man/every man/whoever",
"*ha-gēr*": "foreigner/stranger/sojourner",
"*zarʿô*": "his seed/his offspring/his children/his descendants",
"*ha-mōlek*": "Molech (deity name)",
"*môt* *yûmāt*": "must surely be put to death/shall certainly be put to death",
"*ʿam* *hā-ʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people/community"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Leviticus.20.3",
"source": "וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתֵּ֤ן אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב עַמּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*wa-ʾănî* *ʾettēn* *ʾet*-*pānay* in-*hā-ʾîš* *ha-hûʾ* *wᵊ-hikrattî* *ʾōtô* from-*qereb* *ʿammô* *kî* from-*zarʿô* *nātan* to-*ha-mōlek* to-*maʿan* *ṭammēʾ* *ʾet*-*miqdāšî* *û-lᵊḥallēl* *ʾet*-*šēm* *qodšî*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + 1st singular personal pronoun - and I",
"*ʾettēn*": "imperfect, 1st singular - I will set/place",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*pānay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - my face",
"*bā-ʾîš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - against the man",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*wᵊ-hikrattî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular - and I will cut off",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*mi-qereb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from midst of",
"*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*mi-zarʿô*": "preposition + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his seed",
"*nātan*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave",
"*la-mōlek*": "preposition + proper noun - to Molech",
"*lᵊ-maʿan*": "preposition + conjunction - in order to",
"*ṭammēʾ*": "infinitive construct, Piel - defile",
"*miqdāšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my sanctuary",
"*û-lᵊḥallēl*": "conjunction + preposition + infinitive construct, Piel - and to profane",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*qodšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my holiness"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾettēn* *ʾet*-*pānay*": "set my face against/turn my face against/direct my attention against",
"*hikrattî*": "cut off/destroy/eliminate",
"*mi-qereb*": "from among/from the midst of",
"*ṭammēʾ*": "defile/make unclean/pollute",
"*lᵊḥallēl*": "profane/desecrate/defile",
"*šēm* *qodšî*": "my holy name"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Leviticus.20.4",
"source": "וְאִ֡ם הַעְלֵ֣ם יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ עַ֨ם הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ מִן־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא בְּתִתּ֥וֹ מִזַּרְע֖וֹ לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית אֹתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wᵊ-ʾim* *haʿlēm* *yaʿlîmû* *ʿam* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *ʾet*-*ʿênêhem* from-*hā-ʾîš* *ha-hûʾ* in-*tittô* from-*zarʿô* to-*ha-mōlek* to-*biltî* *hāmît* *ʾōtô*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵊ-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*haʿlēm* *yaʿlîmû*": "infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - certainly hide/surely hide",
"*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land",
"*ʾet*-*ʿênêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their eyes",
"*min*-*hā-ʾîš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the man",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*bᵊ-tittô*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he gives",
"*mi-zarʿô*": "preposition + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his seed",
"*la-mōlek*": "preposition + proper noun - to Molech",
"*lᵊ-biltî*": "preposition + negative particle - so as not to",
"*hāmît*": "infinitive construct, Hiphil - kill/put to death",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him"
},
"variants": {
"*haʿlēm* *yaʿlîmû*": "deliberately ignore/willfully disregard/surely hide",
"*ʿam* *hā-ʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people/community",
"*ʿênêhem*": "their eyes/their attention",
"*tittô*": "when he gives/when he offers",
"*lᵊ-biltî*": "so as not to/without/failing to"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Leviticus.20.5",
"source": "וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י אֲנִ֧י אֶת־פָּנַ֛י בָּאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹ וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י אֹת֜וֹ וְאֵ֣ת ׀ כָּל־הַזֹּנִ֣ים אַחֲרָ֗יו לִזְנ֛וֹת אַחֲרֵ֥י הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃",
"text": "*wᵊ-śamtî* *ʾănî* *ʾet*-*pānay* in-*hā-ʾîš* *ha-hûʾ* and-in-*mišpaḥtô* *wᵊ-hikrattî* *ʾōtô* and-*ʾēt* all-*ha-zōnîm* after-him to-*liznôt* after *ha-mōlek* from-midst *ʿammām*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵊ-śamtî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular - and I will set",
"*ʾănî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I",
"*ʾet*-*pānay*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my face",
"*bā-ʾîš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - against the man",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*û-bᵊ-mišpaḥtô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and against his family",
"*wᵊ-hikrattî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular - and I will cut off",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wᵊ-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*kol*-*ha-zōnîm*": "construct + definite article + participle, masculine plural - all those committing harlotry",
"*ʾaḥărâw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him",
"*li-znôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to commit harlotry",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*ha-mōlek*": "definite article + proper noun - Molech",
"*mi-qereb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from midst of",
"*ʿammām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their people"
},
"variants": {
"*śamtî* *ʾet*-*pānay*": "set my face against/direct my attention against",
"*mišpaḥtô*": "his family/his clan/his relatives",
"*hikrattî*": "cut off/destroy/eliminate",
"*ha-zōnîm*": "those who prostitute themselves/those who are unfaithful/those who commit harlotry",
"*li-znôt*": "to commit harlotry/to be unfaithful/to prostitute themselves",
"*ʿammām*": "their people/their community"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Leviticus.20.6",
"source": "וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּפְנֶ֤ה אֶל־הָֽאֹבֹת֙ וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים לִזְנ֖וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁ הַהִ֔וא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wᵊ-ha-nepeš* *ʾăšer* *tipneh* to-*hā-ʾōbōt* and-to-*ha-yiddᵊʿōnîm* to-*liznôt* after-them *wᵊ-nātattî* *ʾet*-*pānay* in-*ha-nepeš* *ha-hiwʾ* *wᵊ-hikrattî* *ʾōtô* from-midst *ʿammô*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵊ-ha-nepeš*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the person/soul",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that",
"*tipneh*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - turns/turns aside",
"*ʾel*-*hā-ʾōbōt*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - to the mediums",
"*wᵊ-ʾel*-*ha-yiddᵊʿōnîm*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and to the spiritists/wizards",
"*li-znôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to commit harlotry",
"*ʾaḥărêhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - after them",
"*wᵊ-nātattî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular - and I will set",
"*ʾet*-*pānay*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my face",
"*ba-nepeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - against the person/soul",
"*ha-hiwʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*wᵊ-hikrattî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular - and I will cut off",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*mi-qereb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from midst of",
"*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people"
},
"variants": {
"*ha-nepeš*": "the person/the soul/the being",
"*tipneh*": "turns to/consults with/seeks",
"*hā-ʾōbōt*": "mediums/necromancers/those who communicate with the dead",
"*ha-yiddᵊʿōnîm*": "spiritists/wizards/fortune-tellers",
"*li-znôt*": "to commit harlotry/to be unfaithful/to prostitute themselves",
"*nātattî* *ʾet*-*pānay*": "set my face against/direct my attention against",
"*hikrattî*": "cut off/destroy/eliminate"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Leviticus.20.7",
"source": "וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wᵊ-hitqaddištem* *wi-hyîtem* *qᵊdōšîm* *kî* *ʾănî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵊ-hitqaddištem*": "conjunction + perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Hithpael - and you shall sanctify yourselves",
"*wi-hyîtem*": "conjunction + perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall be",
"*qᵊdōšîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - holy/set apart",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾănî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God"
},
"variants": {
"*hitqaddištem*": "sanctify yourselves/consecrate yourselves/set yourselves apart",
"*qᵊdōšîm*": "holy/set apart/consecrated",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "your God/your deity"
}
}