Leviticus 18:23

Thou 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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, because it is an abomination.

24Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you,

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Cross References

Exodus 22:18Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.

Leviticus 20:12If any man lie with his daughter in law, let both die, because they have done a heinous crime: their blood be upon them.

Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed be he that lieth with any beast: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:20-30

Laws against Iniquity. ( b. c. 1490.) 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile… Read the whole commentary →

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