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Deuteronomy 16:21–22

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

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Footnotes

  1. eSo 1 Kin. 14:15. & 16:33. 2 Kin. 13:6. & 17:16. & 21:3. 2 Chr. 33:3. See Ex. 34:13.
  2. eSo 1 Kin. 14:15. & 16:33. 2 Kin. 13:6. & 17:16. & 21:3. 2 Chr. 33:3. See Ex. 34:13.
  3. ||Or, statue, or, pillar. See Ex. 23:24.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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