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15 “‘As for[a] a man who has sexual relations[b] with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal. 16 As for[c] a woman who approaches any animal to copulate with it, you shall kill[d] the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.

17 “‘As for[e] a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she herself sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off before[f] the eyes of their people;[g] he has exposed his sister’s nakedness—he must bear his guilt.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:15 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 20:15 Literally “he gives his lying down”
  3. Leviticus 20:16 Or “And”
  4. Leviticus 20:16 Or “and you shall kill”
  5. Leviticus 20:17 Or “And”
  6. Leviticus 20:17 Literally “in”
  7. Leviticus 20:17 Literally “the sons/children of their people”

15 “‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal,(A) he is to be put to death,(B) and you must kill the animal.

16 “‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

17 “‘If a man marries his sister(C), the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed(D) from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.(E)

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

16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

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