Leviticus 20:5

20:5 I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in spiritual prostitution, ¹  to commit prostitution by worshiping Molech. ² 

Leviticus 25:45

25:45 Also you may buy slaves ³  from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are ⁴  with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property.

Leviticus 25:47

25:47 “‘If a resident foreigner who is with you prospers ⁵  and your brother becomes impoverished with regard to him so that ⁶  he sells himself to a resident foreigner who is with you or to a member ⁷  of a foreigner’s family,

Leviticus 25:49

25:49 or his uncle or his cousin ⁸  may redeem him, or anyone of the rest of his blood relatives – his family ⁹  – may redeem him, or if ¹⁰  he prospers he may redeem himself.

[20:5]  ¹ tn The adjective “spiritual” has been supplied in the translation to clarify that this is not a reference to literal prostitution, but figuratively compares idolatry to prostitution.

[20:5]  ² tn Heb “to commit harlotry after Molech.” The translation employs “worshiping” here for clarity (cf. NAB, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). On the “cut off” penalty see the note on Lev 7:20.

[25:45]  ³ tn The word “slaves” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied here.

[25:45]  ⁴ tn Heb “family which is” (i.e., singular rather than plural).

[25:47]  ⁵ tn Heb “And if the hand of a foreigner and resident with you reaches” (cf. v. 26 for this idiom).

[25:47]  ⁶ tn Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.

[25:47]  ⁷ tn Heb “offshoot, descendant.”

[25:49]  ⁷ tn Heb “the son of his uncle.”

[25:49]  ⁸ tn Heb “or from the remainder of his flesh from his family.”

[25:49]  ⁹ tc The LXX, followed by the Syriac, actually has “if,” which is not in the MT.