Deuteronomy 16:21
Thou shalt not plant a wood, and each tree, by the altar of thy Lord God;This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- אֲשֵׁרָהʼăshêrâhAsherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
- נָטַעnâṭaʻproperly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- אֵצֶלʼêtsela side; (as a preposition) near
- עֵץʻêtsa tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- מִזְבֵּחַmizbêachan altar
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.