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Deuteronomy 12:3
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 12:3
Contemporary English Version
3 (A) Wherever these nations worship their gods, you must tear down their altars, break their sacred stones, burn the sacred poles[a] used in worshiping the goddess Asherah, and smash their idols to pieces. Destroy these places of worship so completely that no one will remember they were ever there.
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- 12.3 sacred poles: Or “trees,” used as symbols of Asherah, the goddess of fertility.
Deuteronomy 12:3
New International Version
Deuteronomy 12:3
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3 Break down their altars, smash(A) their sacred stones and burn(B) their Asherah(C) poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names(D) from those places.
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