Leviticus 20:15 meaning and explanation

If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

Leviticus 20:15, Berean Standard Bible

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In this chapter God gives Moses the penalties that enforce the laws of Leviticus 18, spoken to the Israelites at Sinai as they prepare to enter Canaan. Verse 15 names bestiality as a capital offense and extends the sentence to the animal, so the creature involved is destroyed along with the person.

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