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Exodus 22:19

Exodus 22:19
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He that sacrificeth unto any god,.... To Elohim, to strange gods, to the idols of the people, as the Targum of Jonathan; to the Egyptian deities, to the gods of the Moabites, Amorites, Edomites,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Lieth with a beast - If this most abominable crime had not been common, it never would have been mentioned in a sacred code of laws. It is very likely that it was an Egyptian practice; and it is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 22:16-24

Here is, I. A law that he who debauched a young woman should be obliged to marry her, Exo 22:16, Exo 22:17. If she was betrothed to another, it was death to debauch her (Deu 22:23, Deu 22:24); but the…

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