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Leviticus 18:23

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.

KJV

Cum omni pecore non coibis, nec maculaberis cum eo. Mulier non succumbet jumento, nec miscebitur ei, quia scelus est.

Vulgate

καὶ πρὸς πᾶν τετράπουν οὐ δώσεις τὴν κοίτην σου εἰς σπερματισμὸν ἐκμιανθῆναι πρὸς αὐτό· καὶ γυνὴ οὐ στήσεται πρὸς πᾶν τετράπουν βιβασθῆναι· μυσερὸν γάρ ἐστιν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וּ/בְ/כָל בְּהֵמָ֛ה לֹא תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכָבְתְּ/ךָ֖ לְ/טָמְאָה בָ֑/הּ וְ/אִשָּׁ֗ה לֹֽא תַעֲמֹ֞ד לִ/פְנֵ֧י בְהֵמָ֛ה לְ/רִבְעָ֖/הּ תֶּ֥בֶל הֽוּא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְּהֵמָ֑ה
bhmh
noun · 189×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הּ
h
verb · 3×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
טָמֵ֥א
tm'
verb · 162×
ךָ֖
k
pronoun · 4×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
תֶּ֥בֶל
tbl
noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 27:21 — Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Exod 22:19 — Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
  • Exod 22:19 — Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
  • Lev 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.
  • Lev 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.
  • Lev 20:15 — And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
  • Lev 20:15 — And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.