Lev. 18:23 in context
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Leviticus 18:23

[With an animal – bestiality]
You shall not lie (have sexual intercourse) with an animal, so that you become unclean;
and no woman shall stand before an animal (to have sexual intercourse with it)
– it is madness (confusion; unnatural – violates the order of nature) [Hebr. tevel is used here and in Lev. 20:12]! [Just as the prohibitions against homosexuality and bestiality are placed side by side here in Lev. 20:12, they have been followed by alongside in modern legislations. Until 2003, homosexual acts were punishable 1-20 years. Bestiality is is forbidden by most states exept for four. Although the word homosexuality is relatively new, the phenomenon is not new. Jesus points to the high standard of marriage and how some have renounced it for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, see Matt. 19:3–12.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וּבְכָל   בְּהֵמָה   לֹא   תִתֵּן   שְׁכָבְתְּךָ   לְטָמְאָה   בָהּ   וְאִשָּׁה   לֹא   תַעֲמֹד   לִפְנֵי   בְהֵמָה   לְרִבְעָהּ   תֶּבֶל   הוּא  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ πρὸς πᾶν τετράπουν οὐ δώσεις τὴν κοίτην σου εἰς σπερματισμὸν ἐκμιανθῆναι πρὸς αὐτό καὶ γυνὴ οὐ στήσεται πρὸς πᾶν τετράπουν βιβασθῆναι μυσερὸν γάρ ἐστιν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H9003
H3605
H9014
 וּ (o)
בְ (ve)
כָל (khal-)
־
and
in
all
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
R
Ncbsc
H0929
 בְּהֵמָ֛ה (behemah)
 animal
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H3808
H9014
 לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H5414
 תִתֵּ֥ן (titen)
 to give
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H7903
H9021
 שְׁכָבְתְּ (shekhavete)
ךָ֖ (kha)
 copulation
your
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncfsc
Sp2ms
H9005
H2930a
H9014
 לְ (le)
טָמְאָה (tameah-)
־
to
to defile
link
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9003
H9034
 בָ֑ (va)
הּ (h)
 in
her
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Rd
Sp3fs
H9002
H0802
 וְ (ve)
אִשָּׁ֗ה (ishah)
 and
woman
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Ncfsa
H3808
H9014
 לֹֽא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H5975
 תַעֲמֹ֞ד (taamód)
 to stand
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♀ sing. qal third person feminine singular

Vqi3fs
H9005
H6440
 לִ (li)
פְנֵ֧י (fenei)
 to
face
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H0929
 בְהֵמָ֛ה (vehemah)
 animal
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H9005
H7250
H9034
 לְ (le)
רִבְעָ֖ (rivea)
הּ (h)
 to
to mate
her
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

R
Vqcc
Sp3fs
H8397
 תֶּ֥בֶל (tevel)
 perversion
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H1931
H9016
 הֽוּא (ho)
׃
he
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ sing. personal third person masculine singular

Pp3ms

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