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19 You must punish with death anyone who has sex with an animal.

20 You must completely destroy anyone who offers a sacrifice to a false god. You must only offer sacrifices to the Lord.

21 Never be cruel to a foreign person or give them trouble. Remember that you yourselves lived in Egypt as foreigners.

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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.