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15 If a man has sexual relations with an animal,(A) the man shall be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. 16 If a woman goes up to any animal to mate with it,(B) you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall both be put to death; their bloodguilt is upon them. 17 If a man marries his sister,(C) his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and they have intercourse with each other, that is disgraceful; they shall be publicly cut off[a] from the people; the man shall bear the penalty of having had intercourse with his own sister.

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  1. 20:17 Cut off: see note on 7:20.

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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