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Butכִּיtheir altarsאֶת מִזְבְּחֹתָםyou shall tear down,תִּתֹּצוּןand their standing stonesוְאֶת מַצֵּבֹתָםyou shall break,תְּשַׁבֵּרוּןand their Asherahsוְאֶת אֲשֵׁרָיוyou shall cut down.תִּכְרֹתוּן
Exodus 34:13
Study it in the app“But their altars you shall tear down, and their standing stones you shall break, and their Asherahs you shall cut down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 34:13, word by word
- their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָmizbchota
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchota” appears- you shall tear downתִּתֹּצוּtitotsu
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “titotsu” appears- and their standing stonesמַצֵּבֹתָmatsevota
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 “matsevota” appears- you shall breakתְּשַׁבֵּרוּteshaberu
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “teshaberu” appears- and their Asherahsאֲשֵׁרָיasheray
Asherah
Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.
Where else “asheray” appears- you shall cut downתִּכְרֹתוּtichrotu
cut down
To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.
Where else “tichrotu” appears
Translation note
The Asherahs were sacred poles or trees dedicated to the Canaanite goddess Asherah, which were set up next to the altars.
The context
12Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, lest it become a snare in your midst.
13 · This verse (above)
14For you shall not bow down to another god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous El.