Exodus 22:20
Hee that offereth vnto any gods, saue vnto the Lord onely, shalbe slaine.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
In Context
19Whosoeuer lieth with a beast, shall dye the death.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.
Numbers 25:2Which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their gods, and the people ate, and bowed downe to their gods.
Deuteronomy 10:18Who doeth right vnto the fatherlesse and widowe, and loueth the stranger, giuing him foode and rayment.
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be founde among you in any of thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickednes in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his couenant,
Deuteronomy 23:8The children that are begotten of them in their thirde generation, shall enter into the Congregation of the Lord.
Joshua 23:15Therefore as all good things are come vpon you, which the Lord your God promised you, so shall the Lord bring vpon you euery euill thing, vntill he haue destroyed you out of this good land, which ye Lord your God hath giue 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 →