Leviticus 20:15

“And a man who lies with a beast shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the beast.”

Leviticus 20:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 20:15, word by word

And a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
liesיִתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yiten” appears
liesשְׁכָבְתּshechavt

lying (with)

Lying with someone; sexual relations.

Where else “shechavt” appears
with a beastבְהֵמָהvehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “vehema” appears
shall surelyמוֹתmot

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

Where else “mot” appears
and you shall killתַּהֲרֹגוּtaharogu

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “taharogu” appears

The context

14And a man who takes a woman and her mother — it is infamy; they shall burn him and them in the fire, so that there may not be infamy among you.

15 · This verse (above)

16And a woman who approaches any beast to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the beast; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is on them.

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