Leviticus 20:16 meaning and explanation

If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Leviticus 20:16, Berean Standard Bible

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In this verse God continues speaking to Moses, giving Israel the penalties for sins that defile the land they are about to inherit. Bestiality appears here as a capital offense for both partners, and the animal is destroyed along with the woman because the act has corrupted it.

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