Deuteronomy 16:21
You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah of any kind of tree beside Yahweh your God’s altar, which you shall make for yourselves.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
Ko hai
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- 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
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.