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Deuteronomy 16:21–22

Forbidden Forms of Worship

21 “You shall not plant any tree as ian Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make. 22 And you shall not set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

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Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God, 22 and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the Lord your God hates.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 “You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the Lord your God. 22 And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the Lord your God hates them.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 “You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God. 22 You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 Do not set up a wooden Asherah idol next to the altar you build for the Lord your God, 22 and do not set up holy stone pillars. The Lord your God hates them.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 Thou shalt not plant thyself an Asherah of any wood near unto the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 Neither shalt thou set thee up a statue, which Jehovah thy God hateth.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 When you build the altar for the Lord your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah. 22 Never set up a sacred stone. These are things the Lord your God hates. 

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 “Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for the Lord your God, 22 and do not set up a sacred pillar; the Lord your God hates them.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 You shall not plant any tree as a sacred pole beside the altar that you make for the Lord your God; 22 nor shall you set up a stone pillar—things that the Lord your God hates.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah pole beside the altar of Yahweh your God that you make for yourselves. 22 And you shall not set up for yourselves a stone pillar, a thing that Yahweh your God hates.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Don’t set up a wooden pole that is used to worship the goddess Asherah. Don’t set it up beside the altar you build to worship the Lord your God. 22 Don’t set up a sacred stone to honor another god. The Lord your God hates Asherah poles and sacred stones.

Deuteronomy 16:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 “You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord your God, which you shall make for yourself.

22 “You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the Lord your God hates.


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