Lev. 18:21 in context
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Leviticus 18:21

[Child sacrifice to idols]
You shall not let your seed [your offspring, children] be sacrificed (pass through) [by fire] to [the Ammonite idol] Molech [meaning "king," see 1 Kings 11:7];
you shall not profane the name of your God.
I am the Lord (Yahweh). [Only God is "King" – not "Moloch".]
[The most common description of this Canaanite idol is that it was made of bronze and hollow – with a human body and a bull's head. It sat on a bronze throne with its arms outstretched, ready to receive the sacrifice. Fire was lit in and around the statue so that it became hot. Parents then sacrificed their children on the red-hot arms while the sound of drums and cymbals drowned out the children's cries. According to Jewish tradition, there were seven levels of worship of Molech. To reach the first level, a bird had to be sacrificed; the second, a goat; the third, a sheep; the fourth, a calf; the fifth, young bulls; and the sixth, a bull. For the seventh and highest occult level, a child sacrifice was required. Only those who sacrificed their son to Moloch were granted access. The "shrines" referred to in Amos 5:25-27 and Acts 7:43 may be miniatures illustrating these different levels. There are different opinions as to whether this description is linked to the customs of sacrifice to Molech, but the Bible states that it involves child sacrifice and fire, see Ezek. 16:20–21; Ps. 106:37–38; Jer. 7:31.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וּמִזַּרְעֲךָ   לֹא   תִתֵּן   לְהַעֲבִיר   לַמֹּלֶךְ   וְלֹא   תְחַלֵּל   אֶת   שֵׁם   אֱלֹהֶיךָ   אֲנִי   יְהוָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματός σου οὐ δώσεις λατρεύειν ἄρχοντι καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσεις τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον ἐγὼ κύριος

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H9006
H2233
H9021
 וּ (o)
מִֽ (mi)
זַּרְעֲ (zarea)
ךָ֥ (kha)
 and
from
seed
your
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

C
R
Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H3808
H9014
 לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H5414
 תִתֵּ֖ן (titen)
 to give
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H9005
H5674a
 לְ (le)
הַעֲבִ֣יר (haavir)
 to
to pass
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H9005
H4432
 לַ (la)
מֹּ֑לֶךְ (mólekhe)
 to
Molech
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Rd
Npt
H9002
H3808
 וְ (ve)
לֹ֧א (ló)
 and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 C
Tn
H2490c
 תְחַלֵּ֛ל (techalel)
 to profane
Verb Verb
piel ♂ sing. piel second person masculine singular

Vpi2ms
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H8034
 שֵׁ֥ם (shem)
 name
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0430
H9021
 אֱלֹהֶ֖י (elóhe)
ךָ (kha)
 God
your
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncmpc
Sp2ms
H0589
 אֲנִ֥י (ani)
 I
Pron. Pron.
personal 1p ♂/♀ sing. personal first person masculine och feminine singular

Pp1bs
H3068
H9016
 יְהוָֽה (jehvah)
׃
YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt

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