Exodus 22:20
(22-19) He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
In Context
19(22-18) Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
Numbers 25:2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
Deuteronomy 10:18He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing His covenant,
Deuteronomy 23:8(23-9) The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of the LORD.
Joshua 23:15And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which the LORD your God spoke unto you, so shall the LORD bring upon you all the evil things, until He have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD 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 →