Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’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. New Living Translation “A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act. English Standard Version And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. Berean Standard Bible 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. 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. New King James Version Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion. New American Standard Bible Also you shall not have sexual 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. NASB 1995 ‘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. NASB 1977 ‘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. Legacy Standard Bible Also you shall not lie with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion. Amplified Bible You shall not have intimate relations with any animal to be defiled with it; nor shall a woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion. 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. 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.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And do not expel your seed into any beast and be defiled with it, and a woman shall not stand before a beast that she be mounted by it, because that is an abomination. Brenton Septuagint Translation Neither shalt thou lie with any quadruped for copulation, to be polluted with it: neither shall a woman present herself before any quadruped to have connexion with it; for it is an abomination. Contemporary English Version Anyone who has sex with an animal is unclean. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou shalt not copulate with any beast, neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime. English Revised Version 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. 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. Good News Translation No man or woman is to have sexual relations with an animal; that perversion makes you ritually unclean. 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 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 perversion. Literal Standard Version And you do not commit your intercourse with any beast, to become unclean with it; and a woman does not stand before a beast to mate with it; it [is] perversion. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible You shall not have sexual relations with an animal, defiling yourself with it; nor shall a woman set herself in front of an animal to mate with it; that is perverse. 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. New Revised Standard Version You shall not have sexual relations with any animal and defile yourself with it, nor shall any woman give herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it: it is perversion. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not have sexual relations with any animal to become defiled with it, nor shall any woman give herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it. It is a perversion. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion. Young's Literal Translation And with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it is. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…22You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. 23You 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. 24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.… Cross References 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. 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. Deuteronomy 27:21 Cursed is he who lies with any animal.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!' Treasury of Scripture Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. any beast Leviticus 20:15,16 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast… Exodus 22:19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. confusion Leviticus 20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. Jump to Previous Act Animal Beast Confusion Copulation Defile Defiled Herself Intercourse Making Mate Perversion Relations Sex Sexual Stand Thereto Therewith Thyself Unclean Uncleanness UnnaturalJump to Next Act Animal Beast Confusion Copulation Defile Defiled Herself Intercourse Making Mate Perversion Relations Sex Sexual Stand Thereto Therewith Thyself Unclean Uncleanness UnnaturalLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts(23) Any beast.--The necessity for the prohibition of this shocking crime, for which the Mosaic law enacts the penalty of death (see Leviticus 20:15-16; Exodus 22:18), will appear all the more important when it is borne in mind that this degrading practice actually formed a part of the religious worship of the Egyptians in connection with the goat deities.Verse 23. - The fifth prohibition (see Herod., 2:16). The penalty is death (chapter 20:15). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no have sexual relations תִתֵּ֥ן (ṯit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set with any וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every animal, בְּהֵמָ֛ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal thus defiling yourself לְטָמְאָה־ (lə·ṭā·mə·’āh-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean with it; בָ֑הּ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew a woman וְאִשָּׁ֗ה (wə·’iš·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no stand תַעֲמֹ֞ד (ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before לִפְנֵ֧י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face an animal בְהֵמָ֛ה (ḇə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal to mate with it; לְרִבְעָ֖הּ (lə·riḇ·‘āh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7250: To squat, lie out flat, in copulation that הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a perversion. תֶּ֥בֶל (te·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8397: Mixture, unnatural bestiality Links Leviticus 18:23 NIVLeviticus 18:23 NLT Leviticus 18:23 ESV Leviticus 18:23 NASB Leviticus 18:23 KJV Leviticus 18:23 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:23 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:23 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:23 French Bible Leviticus 18:23 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:23 You shall not lie with any animal (Le Lv Lev.) |