Leviticus 18:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Also you shall not haveתִתֵּ֥ן
(tit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
intercourseשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖
(she·cha·ve·te·cha)
7903: copulationfrom shakab
with anyוּבְכָל־
(u·ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
animalבְּהֵמָ֛ה
(be·he·mah)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
to be defiledלְטָמְאָה־
(le·ta·me·'ah-)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
with it, norלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
shall any womanוְאִשָּׁ֗ה
(ve·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
standתַעֲמֹ֞ד
(ta·'a·mod)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֧י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
an animalבְהֵמָ֛ה
(ve·he·mah)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
to mateלְרִבְעָ֖הּ
(le·riv·'ah)
7250: to lie stretched out, lie downa prim. root
with it; it is a perversion.תֶּ֥בֶל
(te·vel)
8397: confusionappar. from balal


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shalt thou
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
lie
shkobeth  (shek-o'-beth)
a (sexual) lying with -- lie.
with any beast
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
to defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
thyself therewith neither shall any woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
stand
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
a beast
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
to lie down
raba`  (raw-bah')
to squat or lie out flat, i.e. (specifically) in copulation -- let gender, lie down.
thereto it is confusion
tebel  (teh'-bel)
mixture, i.e. unnatural bestiality -- confusion.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Also you shall not have intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion."

International Standard Version
"You are not to present yourself to an animal in order to have sexual relations with it and by doing so to defile yourself. A woman is not to present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it. It's detestable.

NET Bible
You 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never have sexual intercourse with any animal and become unclean with it. A woman must never offer herself to an animal for sexual intercourse. It is unnatural.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall you lie with any animal to defile yourself with it: neither shall any woman stand before an animal to lie down with it: it is perversion.
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