Lev 20:2 | NET2full | STEP | “You are to say to the Israelites , ‘ Any man from the Israelites (or any of the resident foreigners who live in Israel ) who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death ; the people of the land must pelt him with stones .

‏ Leviticus 20:2

2 “You are to say to the Israelites, ‘Any man from the Israelites (or any of the resident foreigners ^{▼▼tn The noun “foreigner” (גֵּר; ger) is based on the same verbal root as “lives” (גּוּר; gur), which means “to sojourn, to dwell as an alien.” On the Hebrew ger (גֵּר) “resident foreigner” see notes at Exod 12:19 and Deut 29:11.} who live in Israel) who gives any of his children ^{▼▼tn Heb “his seed” (so KJV, ASV); likewise in vv. 3-4.} to Molech ^{▼▼tn Regarding Molech and Molech worship see the note on Lev 18:21.} must be put to death; the people of the land must pelt him with stones. ^{▼▼tn This is not the most frequently-used Hebrew verb for stoning (see instead סָקַל, saqal), but a word that refers to the action of throwing, slinging, or pelting someone with stones (רָגָם, ragam; see HALOT 1187 s.v. רגם qal.a, and B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 136).}