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Exodus 22:20

Praise and worship

18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.

19 Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.

If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.

21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

22 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
KJV
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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.
DARBY
He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.
BLB
One who sacrifices to a god—except to YHWH alone—he must be devoted to destruction.
ÅB
Den som ofrer til avgudene og ikke til Herren alene, skal være forbannet.
OTB
«Den som ofrer til noen gud bortsett fra Herren må fullstendig ødelegges.
B1930
Den som ofrer til avgudene og ikke til Herren alene, skal være forbannet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 17:2–5

    If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant

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  • Deuteronomy 18:20

    But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”

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  • Numbers 25:7–8

    On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,

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  • Deuteronomy 13:1–15

    If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

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  • Numbers 25:2–4

    who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.

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  • Numbers 21:3

    And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.

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  • Joshua 23:15–16

    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.

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