Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 16:21 
ContextExamples of Legal Cases
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.
Deuteronomy 22:8
Context22:8 If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail 2 around your roof to avoid being culpable 3 in the event someone should fall from it.
Deuteronomy 27:5-6
Context27:5 Then you must build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones – do not use an iron tool on them. 27:6 You must build the altar of the Lord your God with whole stones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
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.
2 tn Or “a parapet” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); KJV “a battlement”; NLT “a barrier.”
3 tn Heb “that you not place bloodshed in your house.”
