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Deuteronomy 16:21

NETBible	You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole¹ near the altar of the Lord your God which you build for yourself.
NIV © biblegateway Deu 16:21	Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God,
NASB © biblegateway Deu 16:21	"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.
NLT © biblegateway Deu 16:21	"You must never set up an Asherah pole beside the altar of the LORD your God.
MSG © biblegateway Deu 16:21	Don't plant fertility Asherah trees alongside the Altar of GOD, your God, that you build.
BBE © SABDAweb Deu 16:21	Let no holy tree of any sort be planted by the altar of the Lord your God which you will make.
NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 16:21	You shall not plant any tree as a sacred pole beside the altar that you make for the LORD your God;
NKJV © biblegateway Deu 16:21	"You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the LORD your God.
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KJV	Thou shalt not plant <05193> (8799) thee a grove <0842> of any trees <06086> near unto <0681> the altar <04196> of the LORD <03068> thy God <0430>_, which thou shalt make <06213> (8799) thee.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 16:21	"You shall not plant <05193> for yourself an Asherah <0842> of any <03605> kind of tree <06086> beside <0681> the altar <04196> of the LORD <03068> your God <0430> , which <0834> you shall make <06213> for yourself.
LXXM	ou <3364> ADV futeuseiv <5452> V-FAI-2S seautw <4572> D-DSM alsov {N-ASN} pan <3956> A-ASN xulon <3586> N-ASN para <3844> PREP to <3588> T-ASN yusiasthrion <2379> N-ASN kuriou <2962> N-GSM tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM sou <4771> P-GS o <3739> R-NSN poihseiv <4160> V-FAI-2S seautw <4572> D-DSM
NET [draft] ITL	You must not <03808> plant <05193> any <03605> kind of tree <06086> as a sacred Asherah pole <0842> near <0681> the altar <04196> of the Lord <03068> your God <0430> which <0834> you build <06213> for yourself.
HEBREW	o Kl <0> hvet <06213> rsa <0834> Kyhla <0430> hwhy <03068> xbzm <04196> lua <0681> Ue <06086> lk <03605> hrsa <0842> Kl <0> ejt <05193> al (16:21) <03808>

NETBible

You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole¹ near the altar of the Lord your God which you build for yourself.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “an Asherah, any tree.”

¹sn Sacred Asherah pole. This refers to a tree (or wooden pole) dedicated to the worship of Asherah, wife/sister of El and goddess of fertility. See also Deut 7:5.