Deuteronomy 27:21

Modern

‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Traditional

Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Literal

‘Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Latin

Maledictus qui dormit cum omni jumento: et dicet omnis populus: Amen.

Hebrew

English

‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Mount Gerizim is just west of Mount Ebal. Shechem is in the valley between them.
to bless: God positioned the tribes or their representatives carefully. This was so that while the Levites read the covenant from the valley below, the other tribes would respond by shouting "Amen!" This is a Hebrew term that means "May it be so." They said this to show their agreement with the terms of the covenant.

Theme notes and profiles

Leviticus 18:23
You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.
Leviticus 20:15
If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
Exodus 22:19
Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.