Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Exodus 22:20 in other translations
| BSB | If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction. |
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| WEB | “He who sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed. |
| ASV | He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed. |
| YLT | ‘He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted. |
| DARBY | — He that sacrificeth to anygod, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction. |
| BBE | Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord. |
| Webster | He that sacrificeth to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. |
What does Exodus 22:20 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Exodus 22:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 22:20
- Deuteronomy 17:2-5
If 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, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
- Deuteronomy 18:20
But 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 25:7-8
And 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; And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 13:1-15
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. …
- Numbers 25:2-4
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
- Numbers 21:3
And 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 23:15-16
Therefore 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. When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
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Context
- Exodus 22:19
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
- Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
- Exodus 22:21
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que sacrificare á dioses, excepto á sólo Jehová, será muerto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu ne traiteras pas mal et tu n’opprimeras pas l’étranger; car vous avez été étrangers dans le pays d’Égypte. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer den Göttern opfert außer Jehova allein, soll verbannt werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui immolat diis, occidetur, præterquam Domino soli. |