Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:21–22
21Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God, 22and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Deuteronomy 16:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| set up | תִטַּ֥ע | ṯiṭ·ṭa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| wooden | עֵ֑ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| Asherah pole | אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה | ’ă·šê·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H842 Ashera |
| next to | אֵ֗צֶל | ’ê·ṣel | Preposition | H681 conjunction, proximity |
| the altar | מִזְבַּ֛ח | miz·baḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4196 altar |
| you will build | תַּעֲשֶׂה־ | ta·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| for the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
Deuteronomy 16:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and do not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| set up | תָקִ֥ים | ṯā·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| for yourselves | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a sacred pillar | מַצֵּבָ֑ה | maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| hates | שָׂנֵ֖א | śā·nê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 16:21 2 Chronicles 33:3 · 2 Kings 17:16 · 2 Kings 21:3 · Exodus 34:13 · Judges 3:7 · 1 Kings 16:33 · 1 Kings 14:15
Deuteronomy 16:22 Leviticus 26:1 · Exodus 20:4 · Jeremiah 44:4 · Revelation 2:6 · Zechariah 8:17 · Deuteronomy 12:31 · Revelation 2:15
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.