LEV 18:23 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ πρὸς πᾶν τετράπουν οὐ δώσεις τὴν κοίτην σου εἰς σπερματισμὸν, ἐκμιανθῆναι πρὸς αὐτό· καὶ γυνὴ οὐ στήσεται πρὸς πᾶν τετράπουν βιβασθῆναι· μυσαρὸν γάρ ἐστι.
(Kai pros pan tetrapoun ou dōseis taʸn koitaʸn sou eis spermatismon, ekmianthaʸnai pros auto; kai gunaʸ ou staʸsetai pros pan tetrapoun bibasthaʸnai; musaron gar esti. )

BrTr Neither shalt thou lie with any quadruped for copulation, to be polluted with it: neither shall a woman present herself before any quadruped to have connexion with it; for it is an abomination.

ULT And with any animal you must not lie to become unclean by it. And a woman must not stand before the face of an animal to lie down with it. That is perversion.

UST No one, man or woman, should defile himself by sleeping with an animal. That is a perverse action.

BSB § You 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.

OEB No OEB LEV book available

CSB You are not to have sexual intercourse with any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

NLT “A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act.

NIV “’Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.

CEV Anyone who has sex with an animal is unclean.

ESV And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion.

NASB ‘Also you shall not have intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

LSB Also you shall not lie with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

WEBBE “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG “Don’t have sex with an animal and violate yourself by it.
“A woman must not have sex with an animal. That is perverse.

NET You must not have sexual intercourse with any animal to become defiled with it, and a woman must not stand before an animal to have sexual intercourse with it; it is a perversion.

LSV And you do not commit your intercourse with any beast, to become unclean with it; and a woman does not stand before a beast to mate with it; it [is] perversion.

FBV Don't have sex with any animal. This would pollute you and make you unclean.

T4T “No one, man or woman, should ◄defile himself/cause himself to become unacceptable to me► by having sex with an animal; that is a perverse act.

LEB And you shall not have sexual relations[fn] with any animal, becoming unclean with it; and a woman shall not stand before[fn] an animal to copulate with it—that is a perversion.

18:23 Literally “give your lying down”

18:23 Literally “to the faces of”

NRSV You shall not have sexual relations with any animal and defile yourself with it, nor shall any woman give herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it: it is perversion.

NKJV Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.

NAB You shall not have sexual relations with an animal, defiling yourself with it; nor shall a woman set herself in front of an animal to mate with it; that is perverse.

BBE And you may not have sex relations with a beast, making yourself unclean with it; and a woman may not give herself to a beast: it is an unnatural act.

Moff No Moff LEV book available

JPS 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 perversion.

ASV 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.

DRA Thou shalt not copulate with any beast, neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.

YLT 'And with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it [is].

Drby And thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(Neither shalt thou/you lie with any beast to defile thyself/yourself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. )

KJB-1611 [fn]Neither shalt thou lie with any beast, to defile thy selfe therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie downe thereto: It is confusion.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

18:23 Chap. 20. 15.

Bshps Thou shalt lye with no maner of beast to defile thy selfe therwith: neither shall any woman stande before a beast to lye downe therto, for it is vnnaturall confusion.
(Thou shalt lye with no manner of beast to defile thyself/yourself therwith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lye down thereto, for it is unnaturall confusion.)

Gnva Thou shalt not also lie with any beast to bee defiled therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie downe thereto: for it is abomination.
(Thou shalt not also lie with any beast to be defiled therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: for it is abomination. )

Cvdl Thou shalt lye with no maner of beest, to defyle yi self therwith. And no woman shal haue to do wt a beest, for it is abhominacion.
(Thou shalt lye with no manner of beast/animal, to defyle thyself/yourself therwith. And no woman shall have to do with a beast/animal, for it is abhominacion.)

Wycl Thou schalt not do letcherie with ony beeste, nethir thou schalt be defoulid with it. A womman schal not ligge vnder a beeste, nether schal be medlid therwith, for it is greet synne.
(Thou shalt not do letcherie with any beast/animal, neither thou/you shalt be defoulid with it. A woman shall not ligge under a beast/animal, neither shall be medlid therwith, for it is great sin.)

Luth Du sollst auch bei keinem Tier liegen, daß du mit ihm verunreiniget werdest. Und kein Weib soll mit einem Tier zu schaffen haben; denn es ist ein Greuel.
(You should also at keinem animal lie/lay, that you with him verunreiniget becomest. And kein woman should with one animal to schaffen have; because it is a Greuel.)

ClVg Cum omni pecore non coibis, nec maculaberis cum eo. Mulier non succumbet jumento, nec miscebitur ei, quia scelus est.[fn]
(Since all pecore not/no coibis, but_not maculaberis when/with by_him. Mulier not/no succumbet yumento, but_not miscebitur ei, because scelus it_is. )

18.23 Mulier non, etc. Non solum viris, sed etiam mulieribus lex posita est II Cor. 9.. Unde: Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? Prov. 13. Sicut enim masculus animam fortem et constantem in virtutibus significat, sic mulier dignitatem suam custodientem designat: facta est enim in adjutorium viri Gen. 2.: quæ vero talis est, non debet jumentorum coitu maculari.

18.23 Mulier non, etc. Non solum viris, but also mulieribus lex posita it_is II Cor. 9.. Whence: Mulierem fortem who/any inveniet? Prov. 13. Sicut because masculus animam fortem and constantem in virtutibus significat, so mulier dignitatem his_own custodientem designat: facts it_is because in adyutorium viri Gen. 2.: which vero talis it_is, not/no debet yumentorum coitu maculari.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Family, Community, and Sexual Sin

In Israel, the family was the basic building block for the solidarity of the entire people. Each of the twelve tribes was a conglomeration of families and clans. The twelve tribes together comprised the people of Israel as a whole. Although the level of solidarity might decrease at a distance from one’s immediate family, this familial notion permeated all of Israelite society. A kinsman was often called a brother, not just a relative, to express the close intimacy. By extension of the family model, the term often translated “brother” could also be used of a fellow Israelite (see Deut 1:16, “fellow Israelites”; Deut 3:18, “Israelite relatives”).

Since Israel was seen as an extended family, its existence depended on the integrity of the home. Crimes such as incest and adultery were punished very severely because they weakened the foundation of the family. Incest introduced competition, threatening the safety of the home by violating the trust, intimacy, and sense of belonging shared by its members. Adultery fragmented the home by allowing intimacy with someone outside it to divide the loyalties of its participants. These powerful enemies of family solidarity weakened the clan and tribe (see Lev 18:6-23) and, by extension, the solidarity of the nation itself.

Sexual sins—even those that are consensual—are not “victimless crimes” but sins that eventually threaten the community itself. The importance given in Old Testament law to such crimes is echoed in New Testament warnings against sexual immorality (see especially 1 Cor 5:1-2; 6:13-20; 7:2; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:3; Jude 1:7; Rev 2:14-16, 20).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 19:30-38; 49:3-4; Lev 18:6-30; 20:14, 21; 2 Sam 13:1-39; Matt 14:3-5; 1 Cor 5:1-2; 6:13-20; 7:2; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:3; Jude 1:7; Rev 2:14-16, 20

Parallel LEV 18:23