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Leviticus 20:15

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

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וְאִ֗ישׁveishand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֲשֶׁ֨רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יִתֵּ֧ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹshekhavetvoa (sexual) lying withשְׁכֹבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “a (sexual) lying with”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7903a (sexual) lying with[idiom] lie.בִּבְהֵמָ֖הbivhemahin beastבְּהֵמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.מ֣וֹתmotdieמוּתverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “die”, the verb used for emphasisH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…יוּמָ֑תyumatdieמוּתverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַבְּהֵמָ֖הhabhemahthe beastבְּהֵמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.תַּהֲרֹֽגוּtaharogvdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.

World English Bible

“‘If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.

Darby Translation

And if a man lie with a beast for copulation, he shall certainly be put to death; and ye shall kill the beast.

Douay-Rheims

He that shall copulate with any beast or cattle, dying let him die, the beast also ye shall kill.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And whosoever shall lie with a beast, let him die the death; and ye shall kill the beast.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὃς ἂν δῷ κοιτασίαν αὐτοῦ ἐν τετράποδι, θανάτῳ θανάτούσθω, καὶ τὸ τετράπουν ἀποκτενεῖτε.