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Deuteronomy 16:21
New International Version
Deuteronomy 16:21
New International Version
Worshiping Other Gods
21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole(A) beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,(B)
Deuteronomy 16:21
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 16:21
New American Standard Bible
21 “(A)You shall not plant for yourself an [a]Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord your God, which you shall make for yourself.
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- Deuteronomy 16:21 I.e., wooden symbol of a female deity
Deuteronomy 16:21
King James Version
Deuteronomy 16:21
King James Version
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.
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Deuteronomy 16:21
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 16:21
English Standard Version
Forbidden Forms of Worship
21 “You shall not plant any tree as (A)an Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make.
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