Also the daughterof anypriest,ifshe profanesherself by harlotry,she profanesher father;she shall be burnedwith fire.
Now it was about threemonthslater that Judahwas informed,"Your daughter-in-lawTamarhas playedthe harlot,and behold,she is alsowith childby harlotry."Then Judahsaid,"Bringher out and let her be burned!"
Therefore you are to observethe sabbath,for it is holyto you. Everyone who profanesit shall surelybe putto death;for whoeverdoesanyworkon it, that personshall be cutofffrom amonghis people.
Sinnersin Zionare terrified;Tremblinghas seizedthe godless."Whoamong us can livewith the consumingfire?Whoamong us can livewith continualburning?"
"Utterlyslayoldmen,youngmen,maidens,littlechildren,and women,but do not touchanymanon whomis the mark;and you shall startfrom My sanctuary."So they startedwith the elderswho[were] beforethe temple.
Do not profaneyour daughterby makingher a harlot,so that the landwill not fallto harlotryand the landbecomefullof lewdness.
If [there is] a manwhomarriesa womanand her mother,it is immorality;both he and they shall be burnedwith fire,so that there will be noimmoralityin your midst.
"Behold,I am going to rebukeyour offspring,and I will spreadrefuseon your faces,the refuseof your feasts;and you will be takenaway with it.
then they shall bringout the girlto the doorwayof her father'shouse,and the menof her cityshall stoneher to deathbecauseshe has committedan actof follyin Israelby playingthe harlotin her father'shouse;thus you shall purgethe evilfrom amongyou.
[namely], ifany manis above reproach,the husbandof onewife,havingchildrenwho believe,not accusedof dissipationorrebellion.
It shall be that the one who is takenwith the thingsunderthe banshall be burnedwith fire,he and allthat belongs to him, becausehe has transgressedthe covenantof the LORD,and becausehe has committeda disgracefulthingin Israel.'"
Joshuasaid,"Whyhave you troubledus? The LORDwill troubleyou thisday."And allIsraelstonedthem with stones;and they burnedthem with fireafter they had stonedthem with stones.
Thus the sinof the youngmenwas verygreatbeforethe LORD,for the mendespisedthe offeringof the LORD.
Thiswill be the signto you whichwill comeconcerningyour twosons,Hophniand Phinehas:on the samedaybothof them will die.
