מִזַּרְע֛וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִזַּרְע֛וֹ

   mi-zar-O

   from his offspring
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ

   a-SHER yi-TEN mi-zar-O

   who gives from his offspring
3. clause🔊 וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ תֹּאמַר֒ אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֣ר הַגָּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת

   veh-el-beh-NEE yis-ra-EL to-MAR ISH ISH mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-yis-ra-EL a-SHER yi-TEN mi-zar-O la-MO-lekh MOT yu-MAT

   say and to the sons of Israel any man man from the sons of Israel and from the stranger the stranger in Israel who gives from his offspring to Molech surely be put to death
4. sentence🔊 וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ תֹּאמַר֒ אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֣ר הַגָּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת עַ֥ם הָאָ֖רֶץ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ בָאָֽבֶן׃

   veh-el-beh-NEE yis-ra-EL to-MAR ISH ISH mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-yis-ra-EL a-SHER yi-TEN mi-zar-O la-MO-lekh MOT yu-MAT AM ha-A-RETS yir-ge-MU-hu ba-A-ven

   say and to the sons of Israel any man man from the sons of Israel and from the stranger the stranger in Israel who gives from his offspring to Molech surely be put to death the people of the land stone him with stones

Exegesis

The relative clause ăšer yittēn mizzarʿô lamōlekh {אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ | ăšer yittēn mizzarʿô lamōleḵ} ‘who gives of his seed to Molech’ specifies the forbidden act of child sacrifice.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ז־ר־עzayin-resh-ayin

“seed, offspring”