Leviticus 18:23 BSB

Leviticus 18:23

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.

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ASV

And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְכָל־	u.ve.Khol-	and in any	H3605 →
בְּהֵמָ֛ה	be.he.Mah	animal	H929 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תִתֵּ֥ן	ti.Ten	you will give	H5414 →
שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖	she.kha.ve.te.Kha	copulation your	H7903 →
לְטָמְאָה־	le.ta.me.'ah-	to be unclean	H2930 →
בָ֑הּ	Vah	by <the> it
וְאִשָּׁ֗ה	ve.'i.Shah	and a woman	H802 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תַעֲמֹ֞ד	ta.'a.Mod	she will stand	H5975 →
לִפְנֵ֧י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
בְהֵמָ֛ה	ve.he.Mah	an animal	H929 →
לְרִבְעָ֖הּ	le.riv.'Ah	to stretch out with it	H7250 →
תֶּ֥בֶל	Te.vel	[is] confusion	H8397 →
הֽוּא׃	Hu'	it	H1931 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 22:19
Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 27:21
  ‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Leviticus 20:15–16
  If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
- Leviticus 18:25
  Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
Through
Leviticus 20:12
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.
leads to
- Leviticus 18:15
  You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.
- Genesis 38:18
  “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became…
- Genesis 38:16
  Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.
Through
Deuteronomy 27:21
‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
leads to
- Exodus 22:19
  Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:15
  If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

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Where the connections lead

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