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19 “Anyone having sexual relations with an animal shall certainly be executed.

20 “Anyone sacrificing to any other god than Jehovah shall be executed.[a]

21 “You must not oppress a stranger in any way; remember, you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Exodus 22:20 shall be executed, literally, “shall be utterly destroyed.”

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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  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.