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19 (A) Death is the punishment for having sex with an animal.

20 (B) Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.

21 (C) Do not mistreat or abuse foreigners who live among you. Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt.

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19 “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal(A) is to be put to death.

20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god(B) other than the Lord must be destroyed.[a](C)

21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(D) for you were foreigners(E) in Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:20 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.