Deuteronomy 7:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But thusכֹּ֤ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
you shall doתַעֲשׂוּ֙
(ta·'a·su)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
to them: you shall tear downתִּתֹּ֔צוּ
(tit·to·tzu,)
5422: to pull down, break downa prim. root
their altars,מִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם
(miz·be·cho·tei·hem)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
and smashתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ
(te·shab·be·ru;)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
their [sacred] pillars,וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם
(u·ma·tze·vo·tam)
4676: a pillar, stumpfrom natsab
and hew downתְּגַדֵּע֔וּן
(te·gad·de·'un,)
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root
their Asherim,וַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙
(va·'a·shei·re·hem)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּן
(tis·re·fun)
8313: to burna prim. root
their graven imagesוּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖ם
(u·fe·si·lei·hem)
6456: an idol, imagefrom pasal
with fire.בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
(ba·'esh.)
784: a firea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But thus shall ye deal
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
with them ye shall destroy
nathats  (naw-thats')
to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
their altars
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
and break down
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
their images
matstsebah  (mats-tsay-baw')
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
and cut down
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
their groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
and burn
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
their graven images
pciyl  (pes-eel')
an idol -- carved (graven) image, quarry.
with fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But thus you shall do to them: you shall tear down their altars, and smash their sacred pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.

King James Bible
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn up their carved images.

International Standard Version
This is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, break their pillars, cut down their ritual pillars, and burn their carved idols in fire,

NET Bible
Instead, this is what you must do to them: You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, cut down their sacred Asherah poles, and burn up their idols.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But this is what you must do to these people: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, and burn their idols.

King James 2000 Bible
But thus shall you deal with them; you shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their idol poles, and burn their graven images with fire.
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