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Illicit Worship. 21 (A)You shall not plant an asherah[a] of any kind of wood next to the altar of the Lord, your God, which you will build;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:21–22 Asherah…sacred pillar: see note on 7:5; Ex 34:13.

Worshiping Other Gods

21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole(A) beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,(B)

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23 They, too, built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and asherahs,[a] upon every high hill and under every green tree.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:23 Asherahs: see note on Ex 34:13.

23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones(A) and Asherah poles(B) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(C)

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