The Meaning of Leviticus 20:15 Explained

Leviticus 20:15

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Leviticus 20:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 20

1  Of him who gives his seed to Moloch
4  Of him who favors such an one
6  Of going to wizards
7  Of sanctification
9  Of him who curses his parents
11  Of incest
13  Of sodomy
15  Of bestiality
18  Of uncleanness
22  Obedience is required with holiness
27  Wizards must be put to death

What do the individual words in Leviticus 20:15 mean?

And a man if he lies carnally with an animal surely he must be put to death and the animal you shall kill
וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ בִּבְהֵמָ֖ה מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת וְאֶת־ הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ

וְאִ֗ישׁ  And  a  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יִתֵּ֧ן  he  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ  carnally 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׁכֹבֶת  
Sense: copulation.
בִּבְהֵמָ֖ה  with  an  animal 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּהֵמָה  
Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
מ֣וֹת  surely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יוּמָ֑ת  he  must  be  put  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה  the  animal 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּהֵמָה  
Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ  you  shall  kill 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: הָרַג  
Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.

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