Parallel Verses New International Version "'If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. New Living Translation "If a woman presents herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it, she and the animal must both be put to death. You must kill both, for they are guilty of a capital offense. English Standard Version If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. New American Standard Bible If there is a woman who approaches any animal to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible If a woman comes near any animal and mates with it, you are to kill the woman and the animal. They must be put to death; their own blood is on them. International Standard Version "If a woman approaches any animal to have sexual relations with it, both the woman and the animal are to be put to death. Their guilt will remain their responsibility. NET Bible If a woman approaches any animal to have sexual intercourse with it, you must kill the woman, and the animal must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves. GOD'S WORD® Translation When a woman offers herself sexually to any animal, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must be put to death. They deserve to die. Jubilee Bible 2000 And if a woman approaches any animal, to join herself with it, thou shalt kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon themselves. King James 2000 Bible And if a woman approaches unto any animal, and lies with it, you shall kill the woman, and the animal: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. American King James Version And if a woman approach to any beast, and lie down thereto, you shall kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be on them. American Standard Version 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. Douay-Rheims Bible The woman that shall lie under any beast, shall be killed together with the same: their blood be upon them. Darby Bible Translation And if a woman approach unto any beast to gender therewith, thou shalt kill the woman and the beast: they shall certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation And if a woman shall approach to 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. World English Bible "'If a woman approaches any animal, and lies down with it, you shall kill the woman, and the animal: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Young's Literal Translation And a woman who draweth near unto any beast to lie with it -- thou hast even slain the woman and the beast; they are certainly put to death; their blood is on them. Parallel Commentaries Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary20:10-27 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. Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto,.... In order that the beast may lie with her, and solicit it to commit such an action with her, see Leviticus 18:23, thou shall kill the woman and the beast: the woman by stoning, and the beast with clubs, as the Targum of Jonathan; and this for the same reasons as before, as well as to prevent monstrous births: they shall surely be put to death; both the one and the other, and not spared: their blood shall be upon them; they are guilty of a capital crime, a crime which deserves death; this must be understood of the man that lies with a beast, and of the woman; for as for the beast itself, as it is not capable of sinning, so not of guilt, in a proper sense. Leviticus 20:16 Additional Commentaries Context Punishments for Sexual Immorality …15If there is a man who lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; you shall also kill the animal. 16If there is a woman who approaches any animal to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. 17If there is a man who takes his sister, his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he bears his guilt.… Cross References Exodus 22:19 "Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death. 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. Leviticus 20:17 "'If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible. Treasury of Scripture And if a woman approach to any beast, and lie down thereto, you shall kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be on them. And if a woman. We are assured by Herodotus (in Euterp) that the abominations here referred to existed among the Egyptians, and even formed part of their superstitious religious system, and we have reason to believe that they were not uncommon among the Canaanites. (See Leviticus 18:24,25 Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these … and the beast Exodus 19:13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, … Exodus 21:28,32 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall … Hebrews 12:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much … Jump to Previous Animal Approach Approaches Beast Blood Bloodguiltiness Death Draweth End Gender Goes Heads Kill Lies Mate Relations Sex Sexual Slain Surely TheretoJump to Next Animal Approach Approaches Beast Blood Bloodguiltiness Death Draweth End Gender Goes Heads Kill Lies Mate Relations Sex Sexual Slain Surely TheretoLinks Leviticus 20:16 NIVLeviticus 20:16 NLT Leviticus 20:16 ESV Leviticus 20:16 NASB Leviticus 20:16 KJV Leviticus 20:16 Bible Apps Leviticus 20:16 Bible Suite Leviticus 20:16 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 20:16 Chinese Bible Leviticus 20:16 French Bible Leviticus 20:16 German Bible Alphabetical: a an and animal any approaches be blood bloodguiltiness both death have heads If is it kill mate must on own put relations sexual shall surely the their them there They to upon who will with woman you OT Law: Leviticus 20:16 If a woman approaches any animal (Le Lv Lev.) 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