Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #56471

OSHB Lev 20:4 הַעְלֵם (haˊlēm) Strongs=5956 Lemma=‘עָלַם’
contextual word gloss=‘indeed_(hide)’ word gloss=‘to_close’
Morphology=Vha PoS=hiphil_verb Type=infinitive_absolute
Year=-1490

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Only use of identical word form ‘הַעְלֵם’ (Morphology=Vha PoS=hiphil_verb Type=infinitive_absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הַעְלֵם’ (Morphology=Vha PoS=hiphil_verb Type=infinitive_absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘indeed_(hide)’.

LEV 20:4 contextual word gloss=‘indeed_(hide)’ word gloss=‘to_close’ OSHB LEV 20:4 word 2

OET-LV: 4 And_if indeed _(hide) they _will _hide the _people _of the_earth/land DOM eyes _of_their from the_man (the)_that when_gives_he one_of_his _offspring to_Molek to_not to _put _to _death DOM_him/it. (LEV_20:4)

OET-RV: 4 If the people of the land just hides their eyes from seeing anyone offering their child to Molek so they don’t have to execute that person, (LEV 20:4)