KJV King James Version
He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
WEB World English Bible
“He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.
ASV American Standard Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.
Surrounding context — Exodus 22
17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
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Deuteronomy 17:2-5If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,Deuteronomy 18:20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.Numbers 25:7-8And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw [it], he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;Deuteronomy 13:1-15If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,Numbers 25:2-4And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.Numbers 21:3And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.Joshua 23:15-16Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
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