Lev 17:7 | NETfull | STEP | So they must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons, acting like prostitutes by going after them. This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.

Leviticus 17:7

7 So they must no longer offer ^{▼▼ Heb “sacrifice.” This has been translated as “offer” for stylistic reasons to avoid the redundancy of “sacrifice their sacrifices.”} their sacrifices to the goat demons, ^{▼▼ On “goat demons” of the desert regions see the note on Lev 16:8.} acting like prostitutes by going after them. ^{▼▼ Heb “which they are committing harlotry after them.”} This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations. ^{▼▼ Heb “for your generations.”}