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Deuteronomy 12:2-3
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
New King James Version
2 (A)You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, (B)on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. 3 And (C)you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their [a]wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place.
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- Deuteronomy 12:3 Heb. Asherim
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
English Standard Version
2 (A)You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, (B)on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. 3 You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces (C)their pillars and burn their (D)Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and (E)destroy their name out of that place.
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Deuteronomy 12:2-3
New International Version
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
New International Version
2 Destroy completely all the places on the high mountains,(A) on the hills and under every spreading tree,(B) where the nations you are dispossessing worship their gods. 3 Break down their altars, smash(C) their sacred stones and burn(D) their Asherah(E) poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names(F) from those places.
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you are going to dispossess serve their gods, on the (A)high mountains, on the hills, and under every leafy tree. 3 And (B)you shall tear down their altars and smash their memorial stones to pieces, and burn their [a]Asherim in the fire, and cut to pieces the carved images of their gods; and you shall (C)eliminate their name from that place.
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- Deuteronomy 12:3 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
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