Deuteronomy 27:21
19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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
- ‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- KJV
- Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- WEB
- ‘Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ASV
- Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- DARBY
- Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- BLB
- ‘Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ÅB
- Forbannet være den som har omgang med noe dyr! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
- OTB
- ‘Forbannet er den som har omgang med noe dyr.’ Da skal hele folket si: ‘Amen.’
- B1930
- Forbannet være den som har omgang med noget dyr! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:23
Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
Read in contextExodus 22:19
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:15
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
Read in context