Exodus 22:19

Exodus 22:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
• New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.

Context of Exodus 22:19

17If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins. 18“You must not allow a sorceress to live. “Whoever has sexual relations with a beast must surely be put to death. 20“Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed. 21“You must not wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:19 word by word

כָּל־שֹׁכֵ֥ב עִם־בְּהֵמָ֖ה מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whosoever liethשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
• with a beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• shall surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Exodus 22:19

• Leviticus 18:23You must not have sexual intercourse with any animal to become defiled with it, and a woman must not stand before an animal to have sexual intercourse with it; it is a perversion.
• Leviticus 20:15If a man has sexual intercourse with any animal, he must be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
• Deuteronomy 27:21‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Commentaries on Exodus 22:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Lieth with a beast - If this most abominable crime had not been common, it never would have been mentioned in a sacred code of laws. It is very likely that it was an Egyptian practice; and it is certain, from an account in Sonnini's Travels, that it is practiced in Egypt to the present day.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-31These laws deal with different situations about social responsibility. They are not arranged in clear groups or categories. These laws show that every part of life relates to obedience to God. Obedience to God is not limited to worship. It includes daily actions and relationships (see study note on 21:1–23:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep--The law respects the theft of cattle which constituted the chief part of their property. The penalty for the theft of a sheep which was slain or sold, was fourfold; for an ox fivefold, because of its greater utility in labor; but, should the stolen animal have been recovered alive, a double compensation was all that was required, because it was presumable he (the thief) was not a practised adept in dishonesty…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:19

• Bestiality
• Punishment
• Sodomy

In the dictionaries

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• Cause
• Curse
• Feed
• God
• Put
• Restore
• Revile
• Theft
• Torn

Commentaries on Exodus 22

• 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