| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 18:23:1 ⧉וּבְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֛הoovehkholbehhehmahand with any animal Leviticus 18:23:2 ⧉לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ןlohtitennot give Leviticus 18:23:3 ⧉שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖shekhavtekhayour lying down Leviticus 18:23:4 ⧉לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּlehtahmahvahto defile with her Leviticus 18:23:5 ⧉וְאִשָּׁ֗הvehishahand a woman Leviticus 18:23:6 ⧉לֹֽא־תַעֲמֹ֞דlohtaahmodnot stand Leviticus 18:23:7 ⧉לִפְנֵ֧יlifneibefore an animal Leviticus 18:23:8 ⧉בְהֵמָ֛הvehhehmahto mate with her Leviticus 18:23:9 ⧉לְרִבְעָ֖הּlehrivahperversion Leviticus 18:23:10 ⧉תֶּ֥בֶלtevelit is Leviticus 18:23:11 ⧉הֽוּא׃huit is |
| 23. Formal Translation With any animal, you shall not have intercourse to defile yourself in it; nor shall a woman stand before an animal for mating; it is perversion. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation You must never have sexual relations with an animal to defile yourself, and no woman may offer herself to an animal for mating. |