Leviticus 20:15

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

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In The King James Version

And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

In Context

14And if a man takes as wife a woman and her mother, it is an act of shame; let them be burned with fire, all three of them, so that there may be no shame among you.

16And if a woman goes near a beast and has sex relations with it, you will put an end to the woman and the beast: their blood will be on them.

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Cross References

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

Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed is he who has sex relations with any sort of beast. And let all the people say, So be it.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:11-22

10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 13 If a man also… Read the whole commentary →

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