Leviticus 18:23

Neither 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).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 zachar, as with isha: it is to'evah (abomination, detestable).

24Make not yourselves tamei in any of these things; for in all these the Goyim which I cast out before you became tamei;

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Cross References

Exodus 22:18Kol shochev (every one having sexual relations) with a behemah shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 20:12And if an ish lie with his kallah (daughter-in-law), both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed tevel (perversion); their dahm shall be upon them.

Deuteronomy 27:21Arur be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And kol HaAm shall say, Omein.

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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