| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 20:3:1 ⧉וַאֲנִ֞יvaaniBut I Leviticus 20:3:2 ⧉אֶתֵּ֤ןetenwill set Leviticus 20:3:3 ⧉אֶת־פָּנַי֙etpanaimy face Leviticus 20:3:4 ⧉בָּאִ֣ישׁbaishthe man Leviticus 20:3:5 ⧉הַה֔וּאhahuthat Leviticus 20:3:6 ⧉וְהִכְרַתִּ֥יvehikhrateewill cut off Leviticus 20:3:7 ⧉אֹת֖וֹotohim Leviticus 20:3:8 ⧉מִקֶּ֣רֶבmikerevfrom the midst Leviticus 20:3:9 ⧉עַמּ֑וֹammohis people Leviticus 20:3:10 ⧉כִּ֤יkibecause Leviticus 20:3:11 ⧉מִזַּרְעוֹ֙mizzarofrom his offspring Leviticus 20:3:12 ⧉נָתַ֣ןnatanhas given Leviticus 20:3:13 ⧉לַמֹּ֔לֶךְlamolekhto Molech Leviticus 20:3:14 ⧉לְמַ֗עַןlemaanin order to Leviticus 20:3:15 ⧉טַמֵּא֙tamedefile Leviticus 20:3:16 ⧉אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔יetmikdashimy sanctuary Leviticus 20:3:17 ⧉וּלְחַלֵּ֖לulekhalelprofane Leviticus 20:3:18 ⧉אֶת־שֵׁ֥םetshemname Leviticus 20:3:19 ⧉קָדְשִֽׁי׃kadshimy holiness |
| 3. Formal Translation I {Yahweh, Holy Judge} will set my face against that man and will cut him off from the midst of his people because he gave some of his offspring to Molekh to defile my sanctuary and to profane my holy name. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Righteous Enforcer} will personally turn against that man and remove him from his community because he gave some of his children to Molekh, making my holy place unclean and dishonoring my special name. |