NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thou shalt not plantnata` (naw-tah') to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er). thee a grove 'asherah (ash-ay-raw') happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove. of any trees `ets (ates) a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. near unto 'etsel (ay'-tsel) (in the sense of joining) a side; (as a preposition) near -- at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. the altar mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh) an altar -- altar. of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. thy God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. which thou shalt make `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application thee Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "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. King James Bible Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. Holman Christian 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, International Standard Version "You are not to set up a sacred pole beside the altar of the LORD your God that you will build. NET Bible You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole near the altar of the LORD your God which you build for yourself. GOD'S WORD® Translation When you build the altar for the LORD your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah. King James 2000 Bible You shall not make a post idol of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make you. Links Deuteronomy 16:21Deuteronomy 16:21 NIV Deuteronomy 16:21 NLT Deuteronomy 16:21 ESV Deuteronomy 16:21 NASB Deuteronomy 16:21 KJV |
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