20 (A)He who sacrifices to [a]any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be [b]utterly destroyed.

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  1. Exodus 22:20 Lit the gods
  2. Exodus 22:20 Lit put under the ban

20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god(A) other than the Lord must be destroyed.[a](B)

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  1. Exodus 22:20 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

15 otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they would prostitute themselves with their gods and (A)sacrifice to their gods, and someone (B)might invite you [a]to eat of his sacrifice,

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  1. Exodus 34:15 Lit and you eat

15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(A) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(B) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(C)

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17 (A)They sacrificed to demons, who were not God,
(B)To gods whom they have not known,
(C)New gods who came lately,
Whom your fathers did not know.

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17 They sacrificed(A) to false gods,(B) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(C)
    gods that recently appeared,(D)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.

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