Exodus 22:19
(22-18) Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
In Context
18(22-17) Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.
20(22-19) He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
Cross References
Exodus 34:15lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go astray after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and they call thee, and thou eat of their sacrifice;
Leviticus 18:23And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto; it is perversion.
Leviticus 20:15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death; and ye shall slay the beast.
Deuteronomy 13:2(13-3) and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee — saying: 'Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them';
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing His covenant,
Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of 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 →