King James Version
Deuteronomy 16:21 in the King James Version says “Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.”
Deuteronomy 16:21 · KJV
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. words: or, matters
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. That which: Heb. Justice, justice
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth. image: or, statue, or, pillar
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Thou shalt not plant”
H5193properly, to strike in, i.e., fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
“thee a grove”
H842asherah (or astarte) a phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“thy God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which thou shalt make”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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