Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Holman 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.
A Conservative Version
He who sacrifices to any god, except to LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
American Standard Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.
Amplified
“He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be put under a ban (designated) for destruction (execution).
Darby Translation
He that sacrificeth to any god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.
Julia Smith Translation
He sacrificing to a God except to Jehovah himself alone, shall be devoted to destruction.
King James 2000
He that sacrifices unto any god, except unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'Whoever sacrifices to the gods--not to Yahweh, to him alone--will be destroyed.
Modern King James verseion
One sacrificing to a god, except it is to Jehovah only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that offereth unto any gods save unto the LORD only, let him die without redemption.
NET Bible
"Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed.
New Heart English Bible
"He who sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
The Emphasized Bible
He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction, - except he sacrificeth to Yahweh alone.
Webster
He that sacrificeth to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
World English Bible
"He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.
Youngs Literal Translation
'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.
Themes
Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to other gods
religious Intolerance » Of idolatrous religions, taught by moses
Offerings » To be made to God alone
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Sacrificing » False gods
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 22:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Capital Offenses
19 Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death. 20 Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord. 21 Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2-5
If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,
Numbers 25:7-8
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, seeing it, got up from among the people and took a spear in his hand,
Deuteronomy 13:1-15
If ever you have among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to say, or who says anything in the name of other gods, will come to his death.
Numbers 21:3
And the Lord, in answer to the voice of Israel, gave the Canaanites up to them; and they put them and their towns completely to destruction: and that place was named Hormah.
Numbers 25:2-4
For they sent for the people to be present at the offerings made to their gods; and the people took part in their feasts and gave honour to their gods.
Joshua 23:15-16
And you will see that, as all the good things which the Lord your God undertook to do for you, have come to you, so the Lord will send down on you all the evil things till he has made your destruction complete, and you are cut off from the good land which the Lord your God has given you.