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which the LORD thy God hateth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall not set up a <i>sacred</i> pillar, which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall not set up for yourself a memorial stone, which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Neither shall you set up for yourself a <i>sacred</i> pillar which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall not set up for yourself a <i>sacred</i> pillar which Yahweh your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall not set up for yourself a <i>sacred</i> pillar which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and do not set up a sacred pillar; the LORD your God hates them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and do not set up a sacred pillar; the LORD your God hates them.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And don't set up a sacred stone! The LORD hates these things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which the LORD thy God hateth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never set up a sacred stone. These are things the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And do not set up any stone pillar for idol worship; the LORD hates them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, you are not to erect for yourselves a sacred stone pillar, because the LORD your God detests these things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not erect a sacred pillar, a thing the LORD your God detests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall you set yourself up a pillar; which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall you set yourself up a sacred stone which Yahweh your God hates. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you do not raise up any standing image for yourself which your God YHWH is hating.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou dost not raise up to thee any standing image which Jehovah thy God is hating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not set up to thee a pillar, which Jehovah thy God hates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou make nor set up to thyself a statue: which things the Lord thy God hateth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />you shall neither make nor set up for yourself a statue. These things the Lord your God hates.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />nor shall you erect a sacred pillar, such as the LORD, your God, hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />nor shall you set up a stone pillar—things that the LORD your God hates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall you set up for yourselves any statue, which the LORD your God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not set up as a monument for yourself anything that LORD JEHOVAH your God hates.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar, which the LORD thy God hateth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not set up for thyself a pillar, which the Lord thy God hates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4810" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Forbidden Forms of Worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21</span>Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God, <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ṯā·qîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">for yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">a sacred pillar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śā·nê (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">hates.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4</a></span><br />You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Leviticus 26:1</a></span><br />“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a></span><br />Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a></span><br />Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a></span><br />They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-10.htm">2 Kings 17:10</a></span><br />They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a></span><br />For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1-2</a></span><br />Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. / Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13</a></span><br />I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a></span><br />and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">1 Corinthians 10:14</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither shall you set you up any image; which the LORD your God hates.</p><p class="hdg">image.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4</a></b></br> Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness <i>of any thing</i> that <i>is</i> in heaven above, or that <i>is</i> in the earth beneath, or that <i>is</i> in the water under the earth:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Leviticus 26:1</a></b></br> Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up <i>any</i> image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="hdg">which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a></b></br> Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Jeremiah 44:4</a></b></br> Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending <i>them</i>, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm">Zechariah 8:17</a></b></br> And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these <i>are things</i> that I hate, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Image</a> <a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Statue</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Stone</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-16.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Image</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-15.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/joshua/6-19.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-7.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Statue</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Stone</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">The feast of the Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">of weeks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">of tabernacles</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Of judges and justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-21.htm">Asherah poles and images are forbidden</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These pillars were typically associated with pagan religious practices, which were prevalent among the Canaanites and other neighboring peoples. The Israelites were commanded to avoid such practices to maintain purity in their worship of Yahweh. The prohibition against sacred pillars underscores the importance of worshiping God in the manner He prescribed, without adopting the idolatrous customs of surrounding nations. This command reflects the broader biblical theme of separating from pagan practices, as seen in <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Exodus 23:24</a> and <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26:1</a>.<p><b>which the LORD your God hates</b><br>The use of the word "hates" indicates the strong disapproval God has for idolatry and practices associated with it. This reflects God's desire for exclusive worship and His intolerance for any form of idolatry, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. The phrase emphasizes God's holiness and the need for His people to remain distinct from the nations around them. This sentiment is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a>, where God commands the destruction of idols and warns against bringing detestable things into one's home. The strong language serves as a reminder of the seriousness of idolatry and the importance of faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the law as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land the Israelites are about to enter, where pagan practices were prevalent.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_pillar.htm">Sacred Pillar</a></b><br>A stone monument often used in pagan worship, which God explicitly forbids.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God who commands exclusive worship and detests idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_hatred_of_idolatry.htm">God's Hatred of Idolatry</a></b><br>God explicitly states His hatred for sacred pillars, which were associated with pagan worship. This underscores the seriousness of idolatry and the need for purity in worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/exclusive_worship.htm">Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>The commandment highlights the importance of worshiping God alone, without mixing pagan practices. Believers today must guard against modern forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence.htm">Cultural Influence</a></b><br>The Israelites were warned against adopting the practices of the surrounding nations. Christians must be vigilant about cultural influences that can lead them away from true worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is a demonstration of love and reverence for Him. Believers are called to follow God's Word, even when it contradicts societal norms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Understanding the spiritual significance of God's commands helps believers discern what is pleasing to Him. This requires studying Scripture and seeking the Holy Spirit's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_sacred_stones_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about sacred stones?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_an_asherah_pole_represent.htm">What does an Asherah pole represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_reality_shifting.htm">What does 'delight in the Law of the Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_high_places_in_the_bible.htm">What are high places in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Image.</span>--Explained by Rashi of a single stone, whether statue or pillar.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Any image</span>; <span class="accented">any pillar</span>, <span class="accented">etc</span>. The Hebrew word (<span class="hebrew">מַצֵבָה</span>, <span class="accented">mazzebah</span>) denotes generally any pillar or stone that is set up, whether as a memorial (<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>), or as a sign (<a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Isaiah 19:19</a>), or for purposes of utility or ornament (<a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Jeremiah 43:13</a>). Here, as in other passages, it is a pillar or statue set up as an object of worship (cf. <a href="/2_kings/3-2.htm">2 Kings 3:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/10-26.htm">2 Kings 10:26</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a>; <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set up</span><br /><span class="heb">תָקִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for yourselves</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sacred pillar,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצֵּבָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something stationed, a column, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hates.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂנֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(śā·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 16:22 Neither shall you set yourself up (Deut. 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