Shall Surely Be Put to Death מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Aug 10, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter twenty of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת will be put to death. Our phrase is the same word next to each other as an infinitive and then as a causative imperfect ongoing tense. So literally to die will be dying or caused to die. This is for emphasis. It is used 29 times in the Old Testament, 8 times in our chapter. Let’s look at all the uses in our chapter since it has the most in the Bible. Exodus chapter 21 also uses our phrase 4 times. Leviticus 20:2, 10-16 Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers…