Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Ye shall not make [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make to you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Holman Bible
You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves.
International Standard Version
You are not to make gods of silver alongside me, nor are you to make for yourselves gods of gold.
American Standard Version
Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
Amplified
You shall not make other gods [to worship] besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make [these lifeless idols] for yourselves.
Bible in Basic English
Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.
Darby Translation
Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall not make to me gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make to yourselves.
King James 2000
You shall not make to be with me gods of silver, neither shall you make unto you gods of gold.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You will not make alongside me gods of silver, and gods of gold you will not make for yourselves.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not make with Me gods of silver, neither shall you make to you gods of gold.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of silver nor gods of gold: in no wise shall ye do it.
NET Bible
You must not make gods of silver alongside me, nor make gods of gold for yourselves.
New Heart English Bible
You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
The Emphasized Bible
Ye shall not make aught beside me, - neither gods of silver, nor gods of gold, shall ye make to yourselves.
Webster
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make to you gods of gold.
World English Bible
You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
Youngs Literal Translation
ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For Building Altars
22 And LORD said to Moses, Thus thou shall say to the sons of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make to you. 24 An altar of earth thou shall make to me, and shall sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen. In every place where I record my name I will come to thee and I will bless thee.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 20:3-5
Thou shall have no other gods before me.
2 Kings 17:33
They feared LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
Ezekiel 20:39
As for you, O house of Israel, thus says lord LORD: Go ye. Serve each one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken to me. But ye shall no more profane my holy name with your gifts, and with your idols.
Zephaniah 1:5
and those who worship the host of heaven upon the housetops, and those who worship, who swear to LORD and swear by Malcam,
Exodus 32:1-4
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, Up, make gods for us, which shall go before us. For as for this Moses, the man that brought
Exodus 32:31
And Moses returned to LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made gods of gold for them.
1 Samuel 5:4-5
And when they arose early on the morning of the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of LORD, and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [lay] cut off upon the threshold. Only [the
2 Kings 17:41
So these nations feared LORD, and served their graven images, their sons likewise, and their son's sons, as did their fathers, so do they to this day.
Ezekiel 43:8
in their setting of their threshold by my threshold, and their door-post beside my door-post, and there was [but] the wall between me and them. And they have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed. The
Daniel 5:4
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Daniel 5:23
but have lifted up thyself against LORD of heaven. And they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them. And thou have praised the gods of silve
1 Corinthians 10:21-22
Ye cannot drink the cup of Lord, and the cup of demons. Ye cannot be partakers of a table of Lord, and of a table of demons.
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?
Colossians 2:18-19
Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
1 John 5:20-21
And we know that the Son of God comes, and has given us understanding, so that we may know the true. And we are in the true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the TRUE God, and the eternal life.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every man who loves and makes a lie.