20 Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, that (A)you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

21 (B)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. 22 (C)You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the Lord your God hates.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:21 I.e. wooden symbol of a female deity