Exodus 22:19
He that doith letcherie with a beeste, die by deeth.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
In Context
18Thou schalt not suffre witchis to lyue.
20He that offrith to goddis, out takun to the Lord aloone, be he slayn.
Cross References
Exodus 34:15make thou not couenaunt with the men of tho cuntreis, lest whanne thei han do fornycacioun with her goddis, and han worschipid the symylacris of hem, ony man clepe thee, that thou ete of thingis offrid to an ydol.
Leviticus 18:23Thou schalt not do letcherie with ony beeste, nethir thou schalt be defoulid with it. A womman schal not ligge vnder a beeste, nether schal be medlid therwith, + 18:23 nether schal be medlid therwith, that is, defoulid bi fleisly knowing therof. for it is greet synne.
Leviticus 20:15He that doith letcherie with a greet beeste, ethir a litil beeste die bi deeth, also sle ye the beeste.
Deuteronomy 13:2and this that he spak bifallith, and he seith to thee, Go we, and sue alien goddis, whiche thou knowist not, and serue we hem,
Deuteronomy 17:2And whanne a man ether a womman, that doon yuel in the siyte of thi Lord God, ben foundun at thee, with ynne oon of thi yatis whiche thi Lord God schal yyue to thee, and thei breken the couenaunt of God,
Deuteronomy 27:21Cursid is he that slepith with ony beeste; and al the puple schal seie, 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 →