Exodus 22:20
Strong's Lexicon
Whoever sacrifices
זֹבֵ֥חַ (zō·ḇê·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2076: 1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice 1a2) to slaughter for eating 1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment 1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

to any god
לָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (lā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

except
בִּלְתִּ֥י (bil·tî)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1115: subst 1) not, except adv 2) not 3) except (after preceding negation) conj 4) except (after an implied or expressed negation) with prep 5) so as not, in order not 6) an account of not, because...not 7) until not

the LORD
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

alone
לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (lə·ḇad·dōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 905: 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars

must be utterly destroyed.
יָֽחֳרָ֑ם (yā·ḥo·rām)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2763: 1) to ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to prohibit (for common use), ban 1a2) to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction 1a3) to exterminate, completely destroy 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction 1b2) to be devoted, be forfeited 1b3) to be completely destroyed 2) to split, slit, mutilate (a part of the body) 2a) (Qal) to mutilate 2b) (Hiphil) to divide

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.

Young's Literal Translation
‘He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever sacrifices to any gods, except the LORD alone , is to be set apart for destruction.

New American Standard Bible
"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

King James Bible
He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed.

New Living Translation
"Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed.

English Standard Version
“Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted to destruction.

New American Standard Bible
"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

King James Bible
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever sacrifices to any gods, except the LORD alone, is to be set apart for destruction."

International Standard Version
"Anyone who sacrifices to a god, except the LORD alone, is to be utterly destroyed.

NET Bible
"Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the LORD alone must be utterly destroyed.

American Standard Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

English Revised Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Young's Literal Translation
'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.
















Cross References
Exodus 32:8
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 34:15
Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

Numbers 25:2
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

Deuteronomy 17:2
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,

Deuteronomy 17:3
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;

1 Kings 18:40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

2 Kings 10:25
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

2 Chronicles 15:13
That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

Ezekiel 20:7
Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
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