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Leviticus 20:13 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 20 · verse 13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.Leviticus 20:13 · King James Version
Leviticus 20:13 in context
11And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
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Key words (Strong's)
- abominationtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgustingH8441 →
- committedʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- mankindzâkârproperly, rememberedH2145 →
- surelymûwthto dieH4191 →
- liethmishkâba bedH4904 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
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Sins against the seventh commandment are here ordered to be severely punished. These are sins which, of all others, fools are most apt to make a mock at; but God would teach those the heinousness of the guilt by the extremity of the punishment that would not otherwise be taught it. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-21