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Exodus 22:19
Exodus 22:19 is verse 19 of Exodus chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
King James Version
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
World English Bible
“Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.
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Exodus 22:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible
17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.
19 Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
20 If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Leviticus 18:23You 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.
Leviticus 18:25Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
Leviticus 20:15If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
Leviticus 20:16If 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!’