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Deuteronomy 16:21 Interlinear

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

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Deuteronomy 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לֹֽא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2	תִטַּ֥ע	H5193	Thou shalt not plant	properly, to strike in, i.e., fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
3	לְךָ֛	H0
4	אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה	H842	thee a grove	asherah (or astarte) a phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
5	כָּל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6	עֵ֑ץ	H6086	of any trees	a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
7	אֵ֗צֶל	H681	near	a side; (as a preposition) near
8	מִזְבַּ֛ח	H4196	unto the altar	an altar
9	יְהוָ֥ה	H3068	of the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
10	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	H430	thy God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
11	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12	תַּֽעֲשֶׂה	H6213	which thou shalt make	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
13	לָּֽךְ׃	H0

Deuteronomy 16:21 (current) Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God which thou shalt make