Leviticus 20:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
"'If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must kill the animal.

New Living Translation
“If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed.

English Standard Version
If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.

Berean Study Bible
If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

New American Standard Bible
If there is a man who has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.

NASB 1995
If there is a man who lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.

NASB 1977
‘If there is a man who lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.

Amplified Bible
If a man has intimate relations with an animal, he shall most certainly be put to death; you shall kill the animal also.

Christian Standard Bible
If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal.

Good News Translation
If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he and the animal shall be put to death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A man who has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death. You must kill the animal, too.

International Standard Version
"If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you are also to kill the animal.

NET Bible
If a man has sexual intercourse with any animal, he must be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

New King James Version
If a man mates with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.

King James 2000 Bible
And if a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the animal.

New Heart English Bible
"'If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.

World English Bible
"'If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.

American King James Version
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the beast.

American Standard Version
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

A Faithful Version
And if a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death. And you shall kill the animal.

Darby Bible Translation
And if a man lie with a beast for copulation, he shall certainly be put to death; and ye shall kill the beast.

English Revised Version
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if a man shall lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Also the man that lyeth with a beast, shall dye the death, and ye shall slay the beast.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And if a man lye with a beast, let hym dye, and ye shall slea the beast also.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf eny man lye with a beest, he shall dye the death, and the beest shal be slayne.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf a man lye with a beest he shall dye, and ye shall slee the beest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And a man who commits his intercourse with a beast is certainly put to death, and you slay the beast.

Young's Literal Translation
'And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.

Smith's Literal Translation
And a man who shall give his bed with a quadruped, dying, he shall die: and ye shall kill the quadruped.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that shall copulate with any beast or cattle, dying let him die, the beast also ye shall kill.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever will have committed sexual acts with any animal or cattle, he shall die a death. Likewise, you shall slay the beast.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And a man who copulates with a beast certainly shall be killed; also that beast shall be stoned.

Lamsa Bible
And if a man lies with a beast, he shall surely be put to death and the beast shall be stoned.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death; and ye shall slay the beast.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And whosoever shall lie with a beast, let him die the death; and ye shall kill the beast.
















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