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Deuteronomy 27:21 Cross-References
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“Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy 27:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 27:21
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast—This curse prohibits bestiality (shokev im behemah, שֹׁכֵב עִם בְּהֵמָה), a practice condemned in Exodus 22:19 and Leviticus 18:23, 20:15-16 with the death penalty for both human and animal. The phrase "any manner of beast" (kol-behemah) emphasizes absolute prohibition regardless of animal type.Bestiality represents the ultimate degradation of human sexuality, crossing not just moral but creational boundaries established at Genesis 1-2. It violates the image of God in humanity, the ordained complementarity of male and female, and the distinction...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 27:21
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