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Exodus 20

Ex. 20:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou shalt have no other
'acher (Hebrew #312)
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
KJV usage: (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
Pronounce: akh-air'
Origin: from 309
e gods
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods 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 superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
before me
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
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2 Kings 17:35• 35And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them; (2 Kings 17:35)
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Jer. 25:6• 6And go not after other gods, to serve them and to worship them; and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. (Jer. 25:6)
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Matt. 4:10• 10Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. (Matt. 4:10)

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Ex. 15:11• 11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Ex. 15:11)
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Deut. 5:7• 7Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Deut. 5:7)
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Deut. 6:5,14• 5and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength.
 14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you; (Deut. 6:5,14)
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Josh. 24:18‑24• 18And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, and the Amorites the inhabitants of the land: so therefore we will serve Jehovah, for he is our God.
 19And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God; he is a jealous *God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
 20If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
 21And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.
 22And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
 23Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.
 24And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken. (Josh. 24:18‑24)
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2 Kings 17:29‑35• 29And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.
 30And the people of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the people of Cuth made Nergal, and the people of Hamath made Ashima,
 31and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
 32So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered sacrifices for them in the houses of the high places.
 33They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.
 34To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
 35And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them; (2 Kings 17:29‑35)
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Psa. 29:2• 2Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; worship Jehovah in holy splendour. (Psa. 29:2)
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Psa. 73:25• 25Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee. (Psa. 73:25)
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Psa. 81:9• 9There shall no strange *god be in thee, neither shalt thou worship any foreign *god. (Psa. 81:9)
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Isa. 26:4• 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. (Isa. 26:4)
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Isa. 43:10• 10Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am HE: before me there was no *God formed, neither shall there be after me. (Isa. 43:10)
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Isa. 44:8• 8Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a +God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any. (Isa. 44:8)
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Isa. 45:21‑22• 21Declare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just *God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
 22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am *God, and there is none else. (Isa. 45:21‑22)
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Isa. 46:9• 9Remember the former things of old; for I am *God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; (Isa. 46:9)
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Jer. 25:6• 6And go not after other gods, to serve them and to worship them; and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. (Jer. 25:6)
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Jer. 35:15• 15And I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them; and ye shall dwell in the land that I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me. (Jer. 35:15)
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Matt. 4:10• 10Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. (Matt. 4:10)
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1 Cor. 8:4,6• 4--concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God save one.
 6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom all things, and *we* for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and *we* by him. (1 Cor. 8:4,6)
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Eph. 5:5• 5For this ye are well informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God. (Eph. 5:5)
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Phil. 3:19• 19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:) (Phil. 3:19)
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Col. 2:18• 18Let no one fraudulently deprive you of your prize, doing his own will in humility and worship of angels, entering into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh, (Col. 2:18)
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1 John 5:20‑21• 20And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
 21Children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:20‑21)
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Rev. 19:10• 10And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. (Rev. 19:10)
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Rev. 22:9• 9And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Do homage to God. (Rev. 22:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou shalt have no other gods before me.