King James Version
Exodus 22:20 in the King James Version says “He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.”
Exodus 22:20 · KJV
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto any god”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“only he shall be utterly destroyed”
H2763to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
“save”
H1115properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
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