Deuteronomy 16:21
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee.”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
עָשָׂה
you will make
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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כֹּל
any
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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נָטַע
you will plant
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נָטַע
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
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מִזְבֵּחַ
the altar of
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מִזְבֵּחַ
an altar
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