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And you shall notוְלֹאset upתָקִיםfor yourselfלְךָa standing stone,מַצֵּבָהwhichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhates.שָׂנֵא
Deuteronomy 16:22
Study it in the app“And you shall not set up for yourself a standing stone, which YHWH your Elohim hates.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 16:22, word by word
- set upתָקִיםtakim
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “takim” appears- a standing stoneמַצֵּבָהmatseva
standing stone
Standing stone: a stone set upright as a memorial of something, of a meeting with God or of a covenant. Later laws forbid the standing stones of Canaanite worship, which were objects of worship.
Where else “matseva” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- hatesשָׂנֵאsane
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sane” appears
The context
21You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah, any tree, beside the altar of YHWH your Elohim that you make for yourself.
22 · This verse (above)