Exodus 22:19

Exodus 22:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must certainly be put to death.

Context of Exodus 22:19

17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins. 18“Do not allow a sorceress to live. “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death. 20“Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed. 21“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in 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 18:23“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.
• Leviticus 20:15“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
• Deuteronomy 27:21“Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.” Then all the people shall 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