Parallel Verses

New Living Translation

"If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed.



King James Bible

And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.



Darby Bible Translation

And if a man lie with a beast for copulation, he shall certainly be put to death; and ye shall kill the beast.



World English Bible

"'If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.



Young's Literal Translation

'And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.



Leviticus 20:15 Parallel

"If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed.And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.And if a man lie with a beast for copulation, he shall certainly be put to death; and ye shall kill the beast."'If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.'And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.

Commentary

20:15 Slay the beast - Partly for the prevention of monstrous births, partly to blot out the memory of so loathsome a crime.

Leviticus 20:15 Parallel Commentaries

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J. W. McGarvey—

The Four-Fold Gospel

The Holiness of God

The next attribute is God's holiness. Exod 15:51. Glorious in holiness.' Holiness is the most sparkling jewel of his crown; it is the name by which God is known. Psa 111:1. Holy and reverend is his name.' He is the holy One.' Job 6:60. Seraphims cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory.' Isa 6:6. His power makes him mighty, his holiness makes him glorious. God's holiness consists in his perfect love of righteousness, and abhorrence of evil. Of purer eyes than …

Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

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In two things chiefly does the fundamental difference appear between Christianity and all other religious systems, notably Rabbinism. And in these two things, therefore, lies the main characteristic of Christ's work; or, taking a wider view, the fundamental idea of all religions. Subjectively, they concern sin and the sinner; or, to put it objectively, the forgiveness of sin and the welcome to the sinner. But Rabbinism, and every other system down to modern humanitarianism - if it rises so high in …

Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

Leviticus

The emphasis which modern criticism has very properly laid on the prophetic books and the prophetic element generally in the Old Testament, has had the effect of somewhat diverting popular attention from the priestly contributions to the literature and religion of Israel. From this neglect Leviticus has suffered most. Yet for many reasons it is worthy of close attention; it is the deliberate expression of the priestly mind of Israel at its best, and it thus forms a welcome foil to the unattractive …

John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament