Leviticus 20:1 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 20:2 Thou shalt say also to the children of Israel, Every one of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech, shall certainly be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Leviticus 20:3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, so as to make my sanctuary unclean, and to profane my holy name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "spoke", "moses", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "spoke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Thou shalt say also to the children...", so "jehovah" and "spoke" should be read forward into that movement. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.