Exodus 22:19
Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
In Context
18Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.
20He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 34:15Make no covenant with the men of those countries lest, when they have committed fornication with their gods, and have adored their idols, some one call thee to eat of the things sacrificed.
Leviticus 18:23Thou shalt not copulate with any beast, neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.
Leviticus 20:15He that shall copulate with any beast or cattle, dying let him die, the beast also ye shall kill.
Deuteronomy 13:2And that come to pass which he spoke, and he say to thee: Let us go and follow strange gods, which thou knowest not, and let us serve them:
Deuteronomy 17:2When there shall be found among you within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, man or woman that do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, and transgress his covenant,
Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed be he that lieth with any beast: and all the people shall say: Amen.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →