Deuteronomy 16:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־תִטַּ֥ע לְךָ֛ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה כָּל־עֵ֑ץ אֵ֗צֶל מִזְבַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃

Transliteration

lōʾ-tiṭṭaʿ ləkā ʾăšērâ kol-ʿēṣ ʾēṣel mizbaḥ YHWH ʾělōheykā ʾăšer taʿăśeh-lāk

Grammar Details

*lōʾ*-*tiṭṭaʿ*: negation + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall not plant
*ləkā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself
*ʾăšērâ*: feminine singular noun - Asherah pole
*kol*: construct - any
*ʿēṣ*: masculine singular noun - tree/wood
*ʾēṣel*: preposition - beside
*mizbaḥ*: masculine singular construct - altar of
*YHWH*: divine name
*ʾělōheykā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*taʿăśeh*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will make
*lāk*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself

Word Meanings

*tiṭṭaʿ*: plant/establish/set up
*ʾăšērâ*: Asherah pole/sacred pole/wooden cult object
*ʿēṣ*: tree/wood/timber
*ʾēṣel*: beside/near/by

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 17:16 : 16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2 Chr 33:3 : 3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
2 Kgs 21:3 : 3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Exod 34:13 : 13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
1 Kgs 14:15 : 15 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
1 Kgs 16:33 : 33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
Deut 7:5 : 5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
Judg 3:7 : 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Deut 16:22
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22Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
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13But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
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Deut 12:2-4
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Exod 34:17
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17Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
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Exod 20:3-4
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Deut 4:23
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Exod 20:23
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