Parallel Verses
King James Version
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
New American Standard Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
Ye shall not make [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make to you.
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 the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 20:3-5
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2 Kings 17:33
They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
Ezekiel 20:39
As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
Zephaniah 1:5
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
Exodus 32:1-4
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Exodus 32:31
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
1 Samuel 5:4-5
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
2 Kings 17:41
So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
Ezekiel 43:8
In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
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 hast lifted up thyself against the 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 in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
1 Corinthians 10:21-22
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Colossians 2:18-19
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
1 John 5:20-21
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Revelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.