Deuteronomy 16:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,

Young's Literal Translation
‘Thou dost not plant for thee a shrine of any trees near the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou makest for thyself,

King James Bible
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

Hebrew
You shall not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

plant
תִטַּ֥ע (ṯiṭ·ṭa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

kind of tree
עֵ֑ץ (‘êṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

as an Asherah pole
אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה (’ă·šê·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same

next to
אֵ֗צֶל (’ê·ṣel)
Preposition
Strong's 681: A joining together, proximity

the altar
מִזְבַּ֛ח (miz·baḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4196: An altar

you will build
תַּעֲשֶׂה־ (ta·‘ă·śeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God,
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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