Deuteronomy 12:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 12:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙
shâbar
H7665
to break
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם
matstsêbâh
H4676
pillar
וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙
ʼăshêrâh
H842
Asherah
תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן
sâraph
H8313
to burn
בָּאֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וּפְסִילֵ֥י
pᵉçîyl
H6456
idol
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן
gâdaʻ
H1438
to hew
וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמָ֔ם
shêm
H8034
name
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמָּק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
and you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods; and you shall destroy their name out of that place.
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King James Version Public Domain
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall break down their altars and shatter their stone pillars and burn their Asherah in the fire. And you shall cut down the carved figures of their gods and destroy their name out of that place.
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