Study it in the app“But thus you shall do to them: their altars you shall tear down, their standing stones you shall break, their Asherahs you shall cut down, and their carved images you shall burn with fire.”
Butכִּי אִםthusכֹּהyou shall doתַעֲשׂוּto them:לָהֶםtheir altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶםyou shall tear down,תִּתֹּצוּtheir standing stonesוּמַצֵּבֹתָםyou shall break,תְּשַׁבֵּרוּtheir Asherahsוַאֲשֵׁירֵהֶםyou shall cut down,תְּגַדֵּעוּןand their carved imagesוּפְסִילֵיהֶםyou shall burnתִּשְׂרְפוּןwith fire.בָּאֵשׁ
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchote” appearstear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “titotsu” appearsstanding 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 “matsevota” appearsbreak
To break something to pieces.
Where else “teshaberu” appearsAsherah
Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.
Where else “ashere” appearscut down, hew
Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.
Where else “tegadeu” appearscarved image
Carved image: the figure of a god carved in wood or stone.
Where else “fesile” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “tisrfu” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsThe “Asherahs” were sacred poles or trees of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, which were set up beside the altars.
4for he will turn away your son from following me, and they will serve other gods; and the anger of YHWH will be kindled against you, and he will destroy you quickly.
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6For you are a holy people to YHWH your Elohim; YHWH your Elohim has chosen you to be a people for him, his special treasure, out of all the peoples that are on the face of the ground.
