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href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must certainly be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Whoever lies with an animal must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Death is the punishment for having sex with an animal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Put to death any man who has sexual relations with an animal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Whoever has sexual relations with an animal is certainly to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Whoever has sexual relations with a beast must surely be put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever lies with a beast is certainly put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every one lying with a quadruped, dying, shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal shall be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who lies with an animal shall be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everyone whoever will have sexual intercourse with an animal shall surely be killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every one that lies with a beast ye shall surely put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/22-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5632" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm">Laws of Social Responsibility</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>You must not allow a sorceress to live. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šō·ḵêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hê·māh (N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">an animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">must surely be put to death.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yū·māṯ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Leviticus 18:23</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Leviticus 20:15-16</a></span><br />If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-21.htm">Deuteronomy 27:21</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a></span><br />For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a></span><br />We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">Deuteronomy 22:5</a></span><br />A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. / And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. / So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5</a></span><br />They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22-24</a></span><br />While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!” / The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. / Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></span><br />In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Revelation 22:15</a></span><br />But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">1 Kings 14:24</a></span><br />There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Leviticus 18:23,25</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it <i>is</i> confusion… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Leviticus 20:15,16</a></b></br> And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-21.htm">Deuteronomy 27:21</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/22-13.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/exodus/19-15.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/exodus/19-15.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/23-11.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-18.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-18.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/exodus/22-23.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Of Theft</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Of damage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-7.htm">Of trespasses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-14.htm">Of borrowing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Of fornication</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Of witchcraft</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-19.htm">Of bestiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Of strangers, widows, and fatherless</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Of usury</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Of reverence to magistrates</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Of the first fruits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Of torn flesh</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Whoever lies with an animal</b><br>This phrase addresses the act of bestiality, which is explicitly condemned in the Mosaic Law. The prohibition against such acts is rooted in the creation order established in Genesis, where God created distinct categories of life, each with its own purpose and boundaries. Bestiality is seen as a violation of these boundaries and an affront to the sanctity of human sexuality, which is intended to reflect the image of God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, such practices were sometimes associated with pagan rituals and fertility rites, making this command also a safeguard against idolatry and moral corruption.<p><b>must surely be put to death.</b><br>The prescribed penalty underscores the severity with which this sin is viewed. The death penalty reflects the gravity of the offense and serves as a deterrent to maintain the holiness of the community. In the broader biblical narrative, the holiness code in Leviticus reiterates this command, emphasizing the need for Israel to be set apart from the surrounding nations. This punishment also highlights the concept of divine justice, where the consequences of sin are met with appropriate retribution. The ultimate fulfillment of justice is seen in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who bears the penalty for sin, offering redemption and restoration to those who repent.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Exodus, who received the Law from God on Mount Sinai. He is the central human figure in the account of the Exodus and the giving of the Law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Law, who were being formed into a covenant community distinct from the surrounding nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God delivered the Law to Moses, including the moral, civil, and ceremonial laws that governed Israelite society.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land into which the Israelites were entering, where they would encounter various pagan practices, including those prohibited by this law.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pagan_nations.htm">Pagan Nations</a></b><br>The surrounding cultures that practiced idolatry and immoral acts, which the Israelites were commanded to avoid and not emulate.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinction.htm">Holiness and Distinction</a></b><br>God calls His people to be holy and distinct from the surrounding cultures. This law underscores the importance of maintaining purity and rejecting practices that defile the body and soul.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_creation.htm">The Sanctity of Creation</a></b><br>This commandment reflects the sanctity of God's created order. It reminds believers to respect the boundaries God has set within creation, including human sexuality.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seriousness_of_sin.htm">Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The severe penalty for this sin highlights the seriousness with which God views violations of His moral law. It serves as a warning to take sin seriously and to pursue righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the law indicates that the community is responsible for upholding God's standards and ensuring that sin is addressed and not tolerated.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_forgiveness.htm">Redemption and Forgiveness</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law prescribed death for certain sins, the New Testament offers redemption and forgiveness through Christ. Believers are called to repentance and transformation through the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bestiality.htm">What does the Bible say about bestiality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_death_for_touching_the_mountain.htm">Exodus 19:12-13: Why would a supposedly loving God require the death penalty for anyone (or even an animal) that merely touches the mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_lying_ever_justified.htm">Is it okay to lie? (Exodus 20:16 vs. 1 Kings 22:21-22)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'breaking_of_bread'_mean.htm">What does 'breaking of bread' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) The sin here denounced was common among the Canaanitish nations (<a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm" title="Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:">Leviticus 18:24</a>), and not unknown in Egypt (Herod. ii. 46). It was therefore necessary that God's abhorrence of it should be distinctly declared to Israel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="accented">Law against unnatural crime</span>. The abomination here mentioned is said to have prevailed in Egypt, and even to have formed part of the Egyptian religion (Herod. 2:46; Strab. 17. p. 802; Clem. A1. Cohort. ad Gentes, p. 9; etc.). Though regarded by the Greeks and Romans as disgusting and contemptible, it does not seem to have been made a crime by any of their legislators. It was, however, condemned by the Gentoo laws and by the laws of Menu (11:17). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/22-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Whoever</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has sexual relations</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁכֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḵêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an animal</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהֵמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must surely be put to death.</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/22-19.htm">Exodus 22:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/22-19.htm">OT Law: Exodus 22:19 Whoever has sex with an animal shall (Exo. 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