Leviticus 20:16 (GNV)

Passage

And if a woman come to any beast, and lye therewith, then thou shalt kill the woman and the beast: they shall die the death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:14 Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother, committeth wickednesse: they shall burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes among you.

Leviticus 20:15 Also the man that lyeth with a beast, shall dye the death, and ye shall slay the beast.

Leviticus 20:16 And if a woman come to any beast, and lye therewith, then thou shalt kill the woman and the beast: they shall die the death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Leviticus 20:17 Also the man that taketh his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and seeth her shame and she seeth his shame, it is villenie: therefore they shall be cut off in the sight of their people, because he hath vncouered his sisters shame, he shall beare his iniquitie.

Leviticus 20:18 The man also that lyeth with a woman hauing her disease, and vncouereth her shame, and openeth her fountaine, and she open the foutaine of her blood, they shall bee euen both cut off from among their people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "woman", "come", "beast", "therewith", "thou", "shalt", and "kill". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "woman" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Also the man that lyeth with a..." into verse 17's "Also the man that taketh his sister...", so "woman" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "woman" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.