Exodus 22:19
He that sacrificeth unto elohim (the g-ds), other than unto Hashem only, he shall be destroyed.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
In Context
18Kol shochev (every one having sexual relations) with a behemah shall surely be put to death.
20Thou shalt neither mistreat a ger, nor oppress him; for ye were gerim in Eretz Mitzrayim.
Cross References
Exodus 34:15Lest thou make a brit with the inhabitants of HaAretz, and they go a-whoring after eloheihem, and do sacrifice unto eloheihem, and one invite thee, and thou eat of his zevach (sacrifice, i.e., participate in his pagan worship);
Leviticus 18:23Neither shalt thou lie with any behemah. You shall not give your shikhvat to make tamei with it; neither shall any isha present herself to a behemah to have relations with it: it is tevel (perversion).
Leviticus 20:15And if an ish give his shikhvat to a behemah, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the behemah.
Deuteronomy 13:2If there arise among you a navi, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee an ot (sign) or a mofet (wonder),
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found among you, within any of thy she'arim which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee, ish or isha, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of Hashem Eloheicha, in transgressing His Brit,
Deuteronomy 27:21Arur be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And kol HaAm shall say, Omein.
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 →