Exodus 22:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 22:20

18 ^a“You shall not permit a sorceress to live.

19 ^a“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.

20 ^a“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

21 ^a“You shall neither mistreat a¹ stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22 ^a“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

23 If you afflict them in any way, and they ^acry at all to Me, I will surely ^bhear their cry;

24 and My ^awrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; ^byour wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25 ^a“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him ^binterest.

26 ^aIf you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.

27 For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am ^agracious.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 22:20

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

Amplified® Bible
He who sacrifices to any god but the Lord only shall be utterly destroyed.

Contemporary English Version
Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.

Darby English Version
-- He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.

Good News Bible
"Condemn to death anyone who offers sacrifices to any god except to me, the LORD.

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

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

New International Version
"Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed.

New King James Version
“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall suffer utter destruction.

Revised Standard Version
"Whoever sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

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

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