Exodus 22:19
(22:18) Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Leeser Tanakh
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 witch to live.
20(22:19) He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.
Cross References
Exodus 34:15Make thou then no covenant with the inhabitants of the land; lest that, if they go astray after their gods, and sacrifice unto their gods, any one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Leviticus 18:23And with any beast shalt thou not lie to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
Leviticus 20:15And a man that lieth with a beast shall be put to death: and the beast also shall ye slay.
Deuteronomy 13:2(13:3) And the sign or the token come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou dost not know, and let us serve them:
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found in the midst of thee, within any one of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. a man or a woman, that doth the wickedness in the eyes of the Lord thy God, to transgress 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 →