Leviticus 20:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

If a man also lies with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֤ב אֶת־זָכָר֙ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֔ה תּוֹעֵבָ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם מ֥וֹת יוּמָ֖תוּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

Transliteration

wᵊ-ʾîš ʾăšer yiškab ʾet-zākār miškᵊbê ʾiššāh tôʿēbāh ʿāśû šᵊnêhem môt yûmātû dᵊmêhem in-them

Grammar Details

• *wᵊ-ʾîš*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a man
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/that
• *yiškab*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - lies with
• *ʾet*-*zākār*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular - a male
• *miškᵊbê*: noun, masculine plural construct - lyings of
• *ʾiššāh*: noun, feminine singular - woman
• *tôʿēbāh*: noun, feminine singular - abomination
• *ʿāśû*: perfect, 3rd common plural - they have done/committed
• *šᵊnêhem*: numeral, masculine dual with 3rd masculine plural suffix - both of them
• *môt* *yûmātû*: infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, Hophal - surely be put to death
• *dᵊmêhem*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their blood
• *bām*: preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them/upon them

Word Meanings

• *yiškab*: lies with/has sexual relations with
• *zākār*: male/man
• *miškᵊbê* *ʾiššāh*: as one lies with a woman/as with a woman
• *tôʿēbāh*: abomination/detestable act/detestable thing
• *môt* *yûmātû*: must surely be put to death/shall certainly be put to death
• *dᵊmêhem* *bām*: their blood is upon them/they are responsible for their own death/their bloodguilt is on themselves

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf a man lye with the mankynde after the maner as with woma kynd, they haue both comitted an abhominacion and shall dye for it. Their bloude be apon their heed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf eny man lye with the mankynde, as with womankynde, they haue wrought abhominacion, & shal both dye the death: their bloude be vpon them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The ma also that lyeth with the male, as one lyeth with a woman, they haue both committed abomination: they shall dye the death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If a man also lye with mankinde after the maner as with women kynde, they haue both committed an abhomination: let them dye, their blood be vpon them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood `is' on them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if a man has sex relations with a man, the two of them have done a disgusting thing: let them be put to death; their blood will be on them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If a man goes to bed with a male as one goes to bed with a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 18:22 : 22 You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.
• Jude 1:7 : 7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
• 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
• 1 Tim 1:10 : 10 For fornicators, for those who defile themselves with mankind, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
• Deut 23:17 : 17 There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
• Judg 19:22 : 22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, surrounded the house, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."
• Rom 1:26-27 : 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions: for even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 And likewise the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another; men with men working what is shameful, and receiving in themselves that penalty of their error which was fitting.
• Gen 19:5 : 5 And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.