Leviticus 20:15

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 20:15 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 22:19Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
  2. 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.
  3. 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).

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