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

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לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 1

תִטַּ֥עti.Ta'you will plant

Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to plant

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 21:33, Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 19:23, Numbers 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5193; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 2

אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה'a.she.Rahan Asherah pole

Lemma: אֲשֵׁרָה (a.she.rah) · Strong's: H0842

Parsing: Noun · Title · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNtfsa)

Meaning: Asherah

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25, Judges 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0842; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 3

כָּל\־kol-any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 4

עֵ֑ץ'Etztree

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tree

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 5

אֵ֗צֶל'E.tzelbeside

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 6

מִזְבַּ֛חmiz.Bach[the] altar of

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 7

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 8

אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 10

תַּעֲשֶׂה\־ta.'a.seh-you will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:21 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
set up	→	נָטַע H5193 to plant
any	→	כֹּל H3605 all
wooden	→	עֵץ H6086H tree
Asherah pole	→	אֲשֵׁרָה H0842 Asherah
next to	→	אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside
the altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
you will build	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
for the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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