Leviticus 18:23
Bible › Leviticus › Chapter 18 › Verse 23
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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וּבְכָל־uvekhol-and in anyH3605בְּהֵמָהbehemahanimalH929לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִתֵּןtitenyou will giveH5414שְׁכָבְתְּךָshekhavetekhacopulation yourH7903לְטָמְאָה־letame'ah-to be uncleanH2930בָהּvahby <the> itוְאִשָּׁהve'ishahand a womanH802לֹא־lo'-notH3808תַעֲמֹדta'amodshe will standH5975לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440בְהֵמָהvehemahan animalH929לְרִבְעָהּleriv'ahto stretch out with itH7250תֶּבֶלtevel[is] confusionH8397הוּא׃hu'itH1931
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 22:19Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:15-1615 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.15 If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal. 16 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.
- Leviticus 20:12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.
- Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.