Deuteronomy 27:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is lying with any beast, --and all the people have said, Amen.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 27:21 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 22:18You must not allow a sorceress to live.
  2. Exodus 22:19Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
  3. Leviticus 18:23You 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.
  4. Leviticus 20:15If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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