Exodus 22:20 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

זֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.ach[one who] sacrifices

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Exodus 22:20 word 1

לָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.Himto the gods

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Exodus 22:20 word 2

יָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.Ramhe will be dedicated to destruction

Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)

Meaning: to devote/destroy

Used 51 times. Also: Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:2, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT Exodus 22:20 word 3

בִּלְתִּ֥יbil.Tiexcept

Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: lest

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Exodus 22:20 word 4

לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 22:20 word 5

לְבַדּֽוֹ\׃le.va.Doto only him

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: alone

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Exodus 22:20 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[If] anyone sacrifices	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to any god	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430J God
other than	→	בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
alone	→	בַּד H0905H alone
he must be set apart for destruction	→	חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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