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Deuteronomy 16:22

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16:22You must not erect a sacred pillar,35 a thing the Lord your God detests.

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  1. 35 Sacred pillar. This refers to the stelae (stone pillars; the Hebrew term is מַצֵּבֹת, matsevot) associated with Baal worship, perhaps to mark a spot hallowed by an alleged visitation of the gods. See also Deut 7:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And you shall not set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the Lord your God hates.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and do not set up a sacred pillar; the Lord your God hates them.

NLTNew Living Translation

And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the Lord your God hates them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you shall not set up for yourselves a stone pillar, a thing that Yahweh your God hates.

KJV 1900King James Version

Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.