Leviticus 20:16
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְאִשָּׁהve'ishahand a womanH802אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834תִּקְרַבtikravshe will draw nearH7126אֶל־'el-toH413כָּל־kol-anyH3605בְּהֵמָהbehemahanimalH929לְרִבְעָהleriv'ahto stretch out withH7250אֹתָהּ'otahwith <the> itH854וְהָרַגְתָּveharagtaand you will killH2026אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַבְּהֵמָהhabehemahthe animalH929מוֹתmotcertainly <to die>H4191יוּמָתוּyumatuthey will be put to deathH4191דְּמֵיהֶםdemeihemblood<s> theirH1818בָּם׃bam[are] on <the> them
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 21:32If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
- Exodus 19:13There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
- Hebrews 12:20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
- Exodus 21:28If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
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