Leviticus 18:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it <FI>is<Fi> .”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 18:23 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:18You must not allow a sorceress to live.
- Exodus 22:19Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:12If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.
- Leviticus 20:15If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
- Deuteronomy 27:21‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).