Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
In Context
19Every one that lieth with a beast shall certainly be put to death.
21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
Numbers 25:2And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.
Deuteronomy 10:18who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Deuteronomy 23:8Children that are born to them shall come into the congregation of Jehovah in the third generation.
Joshua 23:15But it shall come to pass, that as every good word hath been fulfilled to you, that Jehovah your God spoke to you, so will Jehovah bring upon you every evil word, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you;
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →