Leviticus 20:16 BSB

Leviticus 20:16

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

If a woman approach unto any beast - We have the authority of one of the most eminent historians in the world, Herodotus, to say that this was a crime not unknown in Egypt; yea, that a case of this nature actually took place while he was there. Εγενετο δ’ εν τῳ νο μῳ τουτῳ επ’ εμευ τουτο το τερας, Γυναικι Τραγος εμισγετο αναφανδον. Τουτο ες επιδειξιν ανθρωπων απικετο. - Herod. in Euterp., p. 108. Edit. Gale, Lond.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאִשָּׁ֗ה	ve.'i.Shah	and a woman	H802 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
תִּקְרַ֤ב	tik.Rav	she will draw near	H7126 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
כָּל־	kol-	any	H3605 →
בְּהֵמָה֙	be.he.Mah	animal	H929 →
לְרִבְעָ֣ה	le.riv.'Ah	to stretch out with	H7250 →
אֹתָ֔הּ	'o.Tah	with <the> it	H854 →
וְהָרַגְתָּ֥	ve.ha.rag.Ta	and you will kill	H2026 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	ha.'i.Shah	the woman	H802 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה	ha.be.he.Mah	the animal	H929 →
מ֥וֹת	Mot	certainly <to die>	H4191 →
יוּמָ֖תוּ	yu.Ma.tu	they will be put to death	H4191 →
דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם	de.mei.Hem	blood<s> their	H1818 →
בָּֽם׃	Bam	[are] on <the> them

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Through
Hebrews 12:20
For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
leads to
- Exodus 19:12–13
  And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain…
Through
Exodus 19:13
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…
leads to
- Exodus 19:16
  On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 12:20
  For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to…
Through
Exodus 21:32
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.
leads to
- Zechariah 11:12–13
  Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
- Matthew 26:15
  and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Through
Exodus 21:28
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.
leads to
- Exodus 21:32
  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.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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