Leviticus 20:2 (YLT)

Passage

`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost say, Any man of the sons of Israel, and of the sojourners who is sojourning in Israel, who giveth of his seed to the Molech, is certainly put to death; the people of the land do stone him with stones;

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 20:2 `And unto the sons of Israel thou dost say, Any man of the sons of Israel, and of the sojourners who is sojourning in Israel, who giveth of his seed to the Molech, is certainly put to death; the people of the land do stone him with stones;

Leviticus 20:3 and I--I set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for of his seed he hath given to the Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to pollute My holy name.

Leviticus 20:4 `And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving of his seed to the Molech, so as not to put him to death,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "israel", "thou", "dost", "sojourners", and "sojourning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses saying..." into verse 3's "and I--I set My face against that...", so "sons" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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