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Leviticus 20:16

And, a woman, who approacheth unto any beast, to couch down thereto, then shalt thou slay the woman and the beast,—they shall surely be put to death,—their blood, shall be upon themselves.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

In Context

15And, any man, who hath carnal knowledge of a beast, shall, surely be put to death,—and, the beast, shall ye slay.

17And, any man, who taketh his sister—his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and vieweth her shame, and, she, vieweth his shame, a disgrace, it is,—they shall therefore be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people,—the shame of his sister, hath he uncovered—his iniquity, shall he bear.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:28And when an ox goreth a man or a woman, and death ensueth, the ox shall, surely be stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten, and the owner of the ox, shall be quit.

Hebrews 12:20For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined,—and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned;

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:11-22

10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 13 If a man also… Read the whole commentary →

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