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

21 (B)You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 (C)You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

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Footnotes

  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)

21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(C) for you were foreigners(D) in Egypt.

22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.(E)

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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.