[Artemisia] King Richard - Leviticus 20:13

[Michael the Loud]

Overview of Leviticus 20:13:
This is almost identical to Leviticus 18:22. In
transliterated Hebrew, the verse is written: "V'ish
asher yishkav et zachar mishk'vei ishah to'evah asu
shneihem mot yumatu d'meihem bam." However, it adds a
compulsory death penalty to the participants. In
various translation the passage has been translated: 

 ASV: (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." 
 Darby: (J.N. Darby Translation, 1890): "And if a man
lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of
them have committed an abomination: they shall
certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them." 
 ESV: (English Standard Version): "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 is upon them." 
 HNV: (Hebrew Names Version): "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." 
 KJV: (King James 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."  
 LB: (Living Bible): "The penalty for homosexual acts
is death to both parties. They have brought it upon
themselves."  
 NASB: (New American Standard Bible): "'If {there is}
a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a
woman, both of them have committed a detestable act;
they shall surely be put to death. Their
bloodguiltiness is upon them. " 
 Net Bible: "If a man has sexual intercourse with a
male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman, the
two of them have committed an abomination. They must
be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves."
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 NIV: (New International Version) "If a man lies with
a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done
what is detestable. They must be put to death; their
blood will be on their own heads."  
 NKJV: (New King James Version) "If a man lies with a
male 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."  
 NLT: (New Living Translation): "The penalty for
homosexual acts is death to both parties. They have
committed a detestable act, and are guilty of a
capital offense."  
 RSV: (Revised Standard Version): "If a man lies with
a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an
abomination; they shall be put to death; their blood
is upon them."  
 Webster: (Noah Webster Version, 1833): "If a man also
shall 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." 
 Young: (Robert Young Literal Translation, 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." 

Death is sometimes required by the Hebrew Scriptures
as the punishment for ritual transgressions. These
included the worshiping of other Gods, gathering
sticks on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36), improper
eating of ritual offerings (Numbers 18:32), ineligible
persons acting as priests (Num 3:10). 

Over the last few centuries, most Christians and Jews
have rejected Leviticus 20:13.  They no longer call on
the death penalty for homosexuals. Only Christian
Reconstructionists and a few Christian hate groups
wish to revert to mass executions of gays and lesbians
today.



 
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