Christian Standard Bible
Leviticus 20:15
15If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal.
Leviticus 20:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If a man mates with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
Context of Leviticus 20:15
13If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable act. They must be put to death; their death is their own fault. 14If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned, so that there will be no depravity among you. If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal. 16If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you are to kill the woman and the animal. They must be put to death; their death is their own fault. 17If a man marries his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be cut off publicly from their people. He has had sexual intercourse with his sister; he will bear his iniquity.
Read all of Leviticus 20Leviticus 20:15 word by word
וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ בִּבְהֵמָ֖ה מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 20:15
- Leviticus 18:23You are not to have sexual intercourse with any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.
- Exodus 22:19“Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 27:21‘The one who has sexual intercourse with any animal is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Commentaries on Leviticus 20:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-27Verses 10-27 These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-27Pagan worship influenced ethics, so God has family rules follow those about pagan religious practices. Some laws in this section repeat parts from Leviticus 18:6–30, which come before the section on proper expressions of holiness (19:1–37). These issues connect. Proper worship of God leads to good behavior toward others, while improper worship leads to moral violations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-197-19. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy--The minute specification of the incestuous and unnatural crimes here enumerated shows their sad prevalence amongst the idolatrous nations around, and the extreme proneness of the Israelites to follow the customs of their neighbors. It is to be understood, that, whenever mention is made that the offender was "to be put to death" without describing the mode, stoning is meant. The only instance of another…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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