Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
KJV
Qui immolat diis, occidetur, præterquam Domino soli.
Vulgate
Ὁ θυσιάζων θεοῖς θανάτῳ ὀλεθρευθήσεται, πλὴν Κυρίῳ μόνῳ.
LXX
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.
ASV
וְ/גֵ֥ר לֹא תוֹנֶ֖ה וְ/לֹ֣א תִלְחָצֶ֑/נּוּ כִּֽי גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
גֵּ֖ר
gr
noun · 92×
הוֹנָ֔ה
hvnh
verb · 19×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
לֹּחֲצִ֖ים
lchtsym
verb · 19×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
Historic Christian voices
9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
City of God · 4 passages
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Cross-references
- 2Chr 15:13 — That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
- 2Kgs 23:20 — And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
- Deut 13:1 — If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
- Deut 13:15 — Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
- Deut 17:2 — If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
- Deut 18:20 — But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
- Exod 32:8 — They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, w
- Josh 23:15 — Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off
- Lev 17:7 — And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
- Lev 27:28 — Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing i
- Num 21:3 — And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
- Num 25:2 — And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
- Num 25:7 — And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;