Exodus 22:19 “Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.”

Exodus 22:19

Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

“Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Whosoeuer lieth with a beast, shall dye the death.

Darby Translation

— Every one that lieth with a beast shall certainly be put to death.

Young's Literal Translation

'Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.

Bible in Basic English

Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.

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Cross references

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

Leviticus 18:23 Deuteronomy 27:21 Leviticus 18:25 Leviticus 20:15 Leviticus 20:16

Leviticus 18:23 · BSB

You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

Deuteronomy 27:21 · BSB

‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Leviticus 18:25 · BSB

Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

Leviticus 20:15 · BSB

If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

Leviticus 20:16 · BSB

If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18You must not allow a sorceress to live.

20If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.

Read Exodus 22