Exodus 22:20
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New International Version (©2011)
"Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed.

English Standard Version (©2001)
“Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted to destruction.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Whoever sacrifices to any gods, except the LORD alone, is to be set apart for destruction."

International Standard Version (©2012)
"Anyone who sacrifices to a god, except the LORD alone, is to be utterly destroyed.

NET Bible (©2006)
"Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the LORD alone must be utterly destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Whoever sacrifices to any god except the LORD must be condemned and destroyed.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
He that sacrifices unto any god, except unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

American King James Version
He that sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

American Standard Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation
He that sacrificeth to any god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.

English Revised Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Young's Literal Translation
'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22; 1 - 31 Judicial laws. - The people of God should ever be ready to show mildness and mercy, according to the spirit of these laws. We must answer to God, not only for what we do maliciously, but for what we do heedlessly. Therefore, when we have done harm to our neighbour, we should make restitution, though not compelled by law. Let these scriptures lead our souls to remember, that if the grace of God has indeed appeared to us, then it has taught us, and enabled us so to conduct ourselves by its holy power, that denying ungodliness and wordly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, Titus 2:12. And the grace of God teaches us, that as the Lord is our portion, there is enough in him to satisfy all the desires of our souls.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 20. - Law against sacrificing to false gods. Sacrifice was the chief act of worship; and to sacrifice to a false god was to renounce the true God. Under a theocracy this was rebellion, and rightly punished with temporal death. In ordinary states it would be no civil offence, and would be left to the final judgment of the Almighty. Utterly destroyed. Literally, "devoted;" but with the meaning of "devoted to destruction."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that sacrificeth unto any god,.... To Elohim, to strange gods, to the idols of the people, as the Targum of Jonathan; to the Egyptian deities, to the gods of the Moabites, Amorites, Edomites, Canaanites, Philistines, or any other: Aben Ezra says the word Elohim comprehends angels; and by the exceptive clause it is plain it takes in all that had been, were, or ever would be the objects of idolatrous worship, especially the sun, moon, and stars, the principal objects of worship in those days:

save unto the Lord only; the true and living God; Jehovah, the self-existent, immutable, and eternal Being; the Creator of all things, the possessor of heaven and earth, the most high God, and the only one: sacrificing takes in all the acts of service performed to an idol as to the true God, as offering incense, pouring out a libation, as well as slaying and burning an animal as Jarchi observes: he shall be utterly destroyed; be accursed, anathematized, devoted to destruction, as the word used signifies: the Targum of Jonathan is,"he shall be killed with the sword, and his goods consumed,''not only lose his life but his substance, and so be destroyed in body and estate.

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Laws of Social Responsibility
…19Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20He that sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. …

Exodus 32:8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'
Exodus 34:15 "Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
Leviticus 17:7 They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.'
Numbers 25:2 who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods.
Deuteronomy 17:2 If a man or woman living among you in one of the towns the LORD gives you is found doing evil in the eyes of the LORD your God in violation of his covenant,
Deuteronomy 17:3 and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the moon or the stars in the sky,
1 Kings 18:40 Then Elijah commanded them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Don't let anyone get away!" They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.
2 Kings 10:25 As soon as Jehu had finished making the burnt offering, he ordered the guards and officers: "Go in and kill them; let no one escape." So they cut them down with the sword. The guards and officers threw the bodies out and then entered the inner shrine of the temple of Baal.
2 Chronicles 15:13 All who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
Ezekiel 20:7 And I said to them, "Each of you, get rid of the vile images you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."