Exodus 22:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He who sacrificesזֹבֵ֥חַ
(zo·ve·ach)
2076: to slaughter for sacrificea prim. root
to any god,לָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
(la·'e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
other thanבִּלְתִּ֥י
(bil·ti)
1115: not, exceptfrom balah
to the LORDלַיהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
alone,לְבַדֹּֽו׃
(le·vad·dov.)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
shall be utterly destroyed.יָֽחֳרָ֑ם
(ya·cho·ram;)
2763a: to ban, devote, exterminatea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He that sacrificeth
zabach  (zaw-bakh')
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
unto any god
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
save
biltiy  (bil-tee')
a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.
unto the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
only he shall be utterly destroyed
charam  (khaw-ram')
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

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

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

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

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

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

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