Deuteronomy 12:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall tear downוְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם
(ve·nit·tatz·tem)
5422: to pull down, break downa prim. root
their altarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם
(miz·b·cho·tam)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
and smashוְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙
(ve·shib·bar·tem)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
their [sacred] pillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם
(ma·tze·vo·tam,)
4676: a pillar, stumpfrom natsab
and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן
(tis·re·fun)
8313: to burna prim. root
their Asherimוַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙
(va·'a·she·rei·hem)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
with fire,בָּאֵ֔שׁ
(ba·'esh,)
784: a firea prim. root
and you shall cut downתְּגַדֵּע֑וּן
(te·gad·de·'un;)
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root
the engraved imagesוּפְסִילֵ֥י
(u·fe·si·lei)
6456: an idol, imagefrom pasal
of their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם
(e·lo·hei·hem)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
and obliterateוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם
(ve·'ib·bad·tem)
6: to perisha prim. root
their nameשְׁמָ֔ם
(she·mam,)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
from that place.הַמָּקֹ֖ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum


















KJV Lexicon
And ye shall overthrow
nathats  (naw-thats')
to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
their altars
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
and break
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
their pillars
matstsebah  (mats-tsay-baw')
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
and burn
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
their groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
with fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
and ye shall hew down
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
the graven images
pciyl  (pes-eel')
an idol -- carved (graven) image, quarry.
of their gods
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and destroy
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
the names
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of them out of that place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

King James Bible
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the carved images of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

International Standard Version
Tear down their altars, cut down their sacred poles, and burn them. Cut down the carved images of their gods to erase their memory from that place."

NET Bible
You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, burn up their sacred Asherah poles, and cut down the images of their gods; you must eliminate their very memory from that place.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Tear down their altars, crush their sacred stones, burn their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, cut down their idols, and wipe out the names of their gods from those places.

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall overthrow their altars, and break their stone idols, and burn their idol poles with fire; and you shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
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