Deuteronomy 16:21-17:7

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God Hates Idols

²¹ Do not set up a wooden ·Asherah idol [^LAsherah; 7:5; Judg. 3:7] next to the altar you build for the Lord your God, ²² and do not set up holy stone pillars. The Lord your God hates them.

17 If an ox or sheep has ·something wrong with it [^La blemish/defect, anything wrong with it; Lev. 22:17–25], do not offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord your God. He would ·hate [detest] that.

² A man or woman in one of the ·towns [^Lgates] the Lord gave you might be found doing something evil in the ·sight [^Leyes] of the Lord your God and ·breaking [transgressing] the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty]. ³ That person may have served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or moon or ·stars of the sky [any of the host of heaven], which I have commanded should not be done [4:19]. ⁴ If someone has told you about it, you must look into the matter carefully. If it is true that such a ·hateful [detestable; abhorrent; abominable] thing has happened in Israel, ⁵ take the man or woman who has done the evil thing to the city gates and ·throw stones at [stone] that person until he dies. ⁶ There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death [Num. 35:30]. ⁷ The hands of the witnesses must be the first to ·throw stones at [stone] the person, and then everyone else will follow. You must get rid of the evil among you.