Exodus 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”

Exodus 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.”

Exodus 20:23 — World English Bible

Exodus 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you. ”

Exodus 20:23 — American Standard Version

Exodus 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.”

Exodus 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Ye shall not make beside megods of silver, and ye shall not make to yougods of gold. ”

Exodus 20:23 — Darby Translation

Exodus 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of siluer, nor gods of golde: you shall make you none.”

Exodus 20:23 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 20:23 in Context — Exodus 20

21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

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What Does Exodus 20:23 Mean?

Exodus 20:23 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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