Deuteronomy 16:21
Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,
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ASV
Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
KJV
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תִטַּ֥ע | ti.Ta' | you will plant | H5193 → |
| לְךָ֛ | le.Kha | for yourself | |
| אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה | 'a.she.Rah | an Asherah pole | H842 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → |
| עֵ֑ץ | 'Etz | tree | H6086 → |
| אֵ֗צֶל | 'E.tzel | beside | H681 → |
| מִזְבַּ֛ח | miz.Bach | [the] altar of | H4196 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| תַּעֲשֶׂה־ | ta.'a.seh- | you will make | H6213 → |
| לָּֽךְ׃ ס | Lakh | for yourself |
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