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Exodus 22:20 KJV
Exodus · chapter 22 · verse 20
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.Exodus 22:20 · King James Version
Exodus 22:20 in context
18Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificethzâbachto slaughter an animalH2076 →
- savebiltîyproperly, a failure ofH1115 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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Here is, I. A law that he who debauched a young woman should be obliged to marry her, Exo 22:16, Exo 22:17. If she was betrothed to another, it was death to debauch her (Deu 22:23, Deu 22:24); but the law here mentioned respects her as single.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-24