Deuteronomy 16:21-22
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 The Message (MSG)
Don’t plant fertility Asherah trees alongside the Altar of GOD, your God, that you build. Don’t set up phallic sex pillars—GOD, your God, hates them.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 King James Version (KJV)
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make for yourself. You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 New Century Version (NCV)
Do not set up a wooden Asherah idol next to the altar you build for the LORD your God, and do not set up holy stone pillars. The LORD your God hates them.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 American Standard Version (ASV)
Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God, and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the LORD your God hates.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 New King James Version (NKJV)
“You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the LORD your God. You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
Deuteronomy 16:21-22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree or wood beside the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make. You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates.