Deuteronomy 27:21

Cursed is he that sleepeth with any beast; and all the people shall say, Amen!

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

In Context

20Cursed is (he) that sleepeth with his father’s wife, and showeth the private (s) of his bed; and all the people shall say, Amen!

22Cursed is he that sleepeth with his sister, the daughter of his father, either of his mother; and all the people shall say, Amen!

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Cross References

Exodus 22:19He that doeth lechery with a beast, die he by death (or shall be put to death).

Leviticus 20:15He that doeth lechery with a great beast, or with a little (beast), die he by death (or shall be put to death), also slay ye the beast.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26

The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →

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