"Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie d…" — Leviticus 18:23

Leviticus 18:23 · KJV

“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.”

— Leviticus 18:23

Verse 22

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it {is} abomination.

Verse 24

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Leviticus 18 — Context

And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through {the fire} to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I {am} the LORD. {Molech: Gr. Moloch}

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it {is} abomination.

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.

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

Cross References

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.

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.

Deuteronomy 27:21

Cursed {be} he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.