Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for the Lord your God,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
International Standard Version
"You are not to set up a sacred pole beside the altar of the LORD your God that you will build.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not plant for thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of LORD thy God, which thou shall make for thee.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
Amplified
“You shall not plant for yourself an
Bible in Basic English
Let no holy tree of any sort be planted by the altar of the Lord your God which you will make.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not plant thyself an Asherah of any wood near unto the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not plant to thee a grove of any wood near the altar of Jehovah thy God which thou shalt make to thee.
King James 2000
You shall not make a post idol of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You shall not plant for yourselves {an Asherah pole} beside the altar of Yahweh your God that you make for yourselves.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not set up for yourself pillars of any trees near the altar of Jehovah your God which you shall make for yourself.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt plant no grove, of whatsoever trees it be, nigh unto the altar of the LORD thy God which thou shalt make thee.
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.
New Heart English Bible
You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make for yourselves.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not plant thee, as a sacred stem, any tree, - near unto the altar of Yahweh thy God which thou shalt make for thyself;
Webster
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near to the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make for thee.
World English Bible
You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Yahweh your God, which you shall make for yourselves.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thou dost not plant for thee a shrine of any trees near the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou makest for thyself,
Themes
Altars » The jews not to plant groves near
Groves » Forbidden to be established
Groves » Not to be planted near God's altar
Trees » The jews » Prohibited from planting in consecrated places
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 16:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
20
Pursue justice and justice alone, so that you will live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 17:16
They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images
2 Chronicles 33:3
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down
Exodus 34:13
Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.
2 Kings 21:3
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed
1 Kings 14:15
For the Lord will strike Israel and the people will shake as a reed shakes in water. He will uproot Israel from this good soil that He gave to their ancestors.
1 Kings 16:33
Ahab also made an Asherah pole.
Deuteronomy 7:5
Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles,
Judges 3:7
The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; they forgot the Lord their God