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Exodus 22:20

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:19.

זֹבֵ֥חַzovechasacrificeזָבַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “sacrifice”, a verb used as a describing wordH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.לָאֱלֹהִ֖יםlaelohimto Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יָֽחֳרָ֑םyachoramdevoteחָרַםverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “devote”, an unfinished actionH2763to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nosemake accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away).בִּלְתִּ֥יbiltibecause unבִּלְתִּיconjunction — “because un”H1115properly, 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.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.לַיהוָ֖הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְבַדּֽוֹlevadvoto apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-19) He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Young’s Literal Translation

'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

World English Bible

“He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Darby Translation

— He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.

Douay-Rheims

He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-19) He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ θυσιάζων θεοῖς θανάτῳ ἐξολοθρευθήσεται, πλὴν Κυρίῳ μόνῳ.