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Exodus 22:19

Whoever sleeps with a beast must surely be put to death.

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In The King James Version

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

In Context

18You must not allow a sorceress to live.

20Whoever sacrifices to any god except to Yahweh must be completely destroyed.

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Cross References

Exodus 34:15So be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for they prostitute themselves to their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods. Then one of them will invite you and you will eat some of his sacrifice,

Leviticus 18:23Do not sleep with any animal and defile yourself with it. No woman must consider sleeping with any animal. This would be perversion.

Leviticus 20:15If a man sleeps with an animal, he must surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal.

Deuteronomy 13:2and if the sign or the wonder comes about, of which he spoke to you and said, 'Let us go after other gods, that you have not known, and let us worship them,'

Deuteronomy 17:2If there is found among you, within any of your city gates that Yahweh your God is giving you, any man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God and transgresses his covenant,

Deuteronomy 27:21'May the man be cursed who sleeps with any kind of beast.' Then all the people must 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 →

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