Deuteronomy 27:21

Cursed is he who has sex relations with any sort of beast. And let all the people say, So be it.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

In Context

20Cursed is he who has sex relations with his father's wife, for he has put shame on his father. And let all the people say, So be it.

22Cursed is he who has sex relations with his sister, the daughter of his father or of his mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:19Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.

Leviticus 20:15And if a man has sex relations with a beast, let him be put to death, and let the beast be put to destruction.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26

The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →

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