Leviticus 20:1 (LSB)

Passage

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 20:2 “You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ‘Any man from the sons of Israel or from the sojourners sojourning in Israel who gives any of his seed to Molech shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Leviticus 20:3 I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he has given some of those who are his seed to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "You shall also say to the sons...", so "yahweh" 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 "yahweh" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.