Deuteronomy 27:21

Cursed be he who lies with any beast. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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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 be he who lies with his father’s wife, and so exposes the covering of his bed. And all the people shall say: Amen.

22Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:19Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal shall be put to death.

Leviticus 20:15Whoever will have committed sexual acts with any animal or cattle, he shall die a death. Likewise, you shall slay the beast.

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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