Leviticus 18:23
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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.

any beast

Leviticus 20:15,16 He that shall copulate with any beast or cattle, dying let him die: the beast also ye shall kill. . . .

Exodus 22:19 Whosoever copulateth with a beast; shall be put to death.

confusion

Leviticus 20:12 If any man lie with his daughter in law: let both die, because they have done a heinous crime. Their blood be upon them.

Context
Unlawful Sexual Relations
22Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination. 23Thou 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.24Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you,…
Cross References
Exodus 22:19
Whosoever copulateth with a beast; shall be put to death.

Leviticus 20:15
He that shall copulate with any beast or cattle, dying let him die: the beast also ye shall kill.

Leviticus 20:16
The woman that shall lie under any beast, shall be killed together with the same. Their blood be upon them.

Deuteronomy 27:21
Cursed be he that lieth with any beast: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Lexicon
You must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

have sexual relations
תִתֵּ֥ן (ṯit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

with any
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

animal,
בְּהֵמָ֛ה (bə·hê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 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 Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

must not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

stand
תַעֲמֹ֞ד (ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

before
לִפְנֵ֧י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

an animal
בְהֵמָ֛ה (ḇə·hê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 7250: To squat, lie out flat, in copulation

that
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is a perversion.
תֶּ֥בֶל (te·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8397: Mixture, unnatural bestiality


Additional Translations
You must not have sexual relations with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.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.

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.

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.

And thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.

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.

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.

"'You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it; neither shall any woman give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.

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.
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