Exodus 22:20

“He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, etc.] To Elohim, to strange gods, to the idols of the people, as the Targum of Jonathan; to the Egyptian deities, to the gods of the Moabites, Amorites, Edomites, Canaanites, Philistines, or any other: Aben Ezra says the word Elohim comprehends angels; and by the exceptive clause it is plain it takes in all that had been, were, or ever would be the objects of idolatrous worship, especially the sun, moon, and stars, the principal objects of worship in those days: save unto the Lord only; the true and living God; Jehovah, the self-existent, immutable, and eternal Being; the Creator of all things, the possessor of heaven and earth, the most high God, and the…”

“This was probably an old formula, the sense of which, on its ethical side, is comprised in the first and second commandments. Shall be utterly destroyed - The Hebrew word here used is חרם châram (i. e. devoted). See Leviticus 27:28. return to 'Top of Page'”

“22:20 must be destroyed: See “Complete Dedication” Theme Note.”

“sacrificeth: Num 25:2-4, Num 25:7, Num 25:8; Deu 13:1-15, Deu 17:2-5, Deu 18:20 utterly: Num 21:3; Jos 23:15, Jos 23:16 Exodus 22:21”

“Whoever offered sacrifice to strange gods instead of to Jehovah alone, was liable to death. יחרם he shall be banned, put under the ban (cherem), i.e., put to death, and by death devoted to the Lord, to whom he would not devote himself in life (cf. Lev 27:29, and my Archologie, 70). Exodus 22:21”