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Deuteronomy 27:21-23
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Deuteronomy 27:21-23
New English Translation
21 ‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’[a] Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 22 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed[b] with his sister, the daughter of either his father or mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 23 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed[c] with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
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- Deuteronomy 27:21 tn Heb “lies down with any animal.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations, the perversion in this case being bestiality.
- Deuteronomy 27:22 tn Heb “lies down with.” See note at v. 20.
- Deuteronomy 27:23 tn Heb “lies down with.” See note at v. 20.
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