Deuteronomy 16:21
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
KJV
Non plantabis lucum, et omnem arborem juxta altare Domini Dei tui.
Vulgate
Οὐ φυτεύσεις σεαυτῷ ἄλσος· πᾶν ξύλον παρὰ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θεοῦ σου οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ.
LXX
Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
ASV
לֹֽא תִטַּ֥ע לְ/ךָ֛ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה כָּל עֵ֑ץ אֵ֗צֶל מִזְבַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה לָּֽ/ךְ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה
'shrh
proper_noun · 40×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֣צֶל
'tsl
preposition · 60×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
נָטְע֣וּ
nt'v
verb · 59×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 14:15 — For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because t
- 1Kgs 16:33 — And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
- 2Chr 33:3 — For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
- 2Chr 33:3 — For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
- 2Kgs 17:10 — And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
- 2Kgs 17:16 — And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
- 2Kgs 21:3 — For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, an
- 2Kgs 21:7 — And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of
- Deut 12:4 — Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
- Exod 34:13 — But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
- Exod 34:13 — But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
- Judg 3:7 — And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
- Lev 26:1 — Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.