Leviticus 20:15
13 If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
14 If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.
If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
17 If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
- KJV
- And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
- WEB
- “‘If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.
- ASV
- And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
- DARBY
- And if a man lie with a beast for copulation, he shall certainly be put to death; and ye shall kill the beast.
- BLB
- And a man who commits his copulation with an animal, he must surely be put to death, and the animal you⁺ shall kill.
- ÅB
- En mann som har omgang med et dyr, skal late livet, og dyret skal dere drepe.
- OTB
- ‘Hvis en mann har seksuell omgang med et dyr, skal han visselig dø, og dere skal drepe dyret.
- B1930
- En mann som har omgang med et dyr, skal late livet, og dyret skal I drepe.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:23
You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:21
‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read in contextExodus 22:19
Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
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