Exodus 22:19
Whosoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
In Context
18You shall not suffer a witch to live.
20He that sacrifices unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Cross References
Exodus 34:15Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call you, and you eat of his sacrifice;
Leviticus 18:23Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
Leviticus 20:15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and all of you shall slay the beast.
Deuteronomy 13:2And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, man or woman, that has wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant,
Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed be he that lies with any manner of beast. And all the people shall 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 →