16:21 You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole 1 near the altar of the Lord your God which you build for yourself.
1 tn Heb “an Asherah, any tree.”
sn Sacred Asherah pole. This refers to a tree (or wooden pole) dedicated to the worship of Asherah, wife/sister of El and goddess of fertility. See also Deut 7:5.