KJV King James Version
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
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Deuteronomy 12:2
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
WEB World English Bible
You shall surely destroy all the places in which the nations that you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree:
ASV American Standard Version
Ye shall surely destroy all the places wherein the nations that ye shall dispossess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
ye do utterly destroy all the places where the nations which ye are dispossessing served their gods, on the high mountains, and on the heights, and under every green tree;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 12
1 These [are] the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
3 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.
4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אַבֵּ֣דH6 · a.vadto perishתְּ֠אַבְּדוּןH6 · a.vadto perishאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַמְּקֹמ֞וֹתH4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁ֧רH834 · a.sherwhichעָֽבְדוּ־H5647 · a.vadto serveשָׁ֣םH8033 · shamthereהַגּוֹיִ֗םH1471 · goynationאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichאַתֶּ֛םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)יֹרְשִׁ֥יםH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessאֹתָ֖םH853 · et[Obj.]אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םH430 · e.lo.himGodעַל־H5921 · aluponהֶהָרִ֤יםH2022 · harmountain: mountהָֽרָמִים֙H7311 · rumto exaltוְעַל־H5921 · aluponהַגְּבָע֔וֹתH1389 · giv.ahGibeath-(elohim)וְתַ֖חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underכָּל־H3605 · kolallעֵ֥ץH6086 · etstree: woodרַעֲנָן׃H7488 · ra.anbe fresh
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 7:5But 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.Numbers 33:51-52Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;2 Kings 16:4And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.Exodus 34:12-17Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:Deuteronomy 7:25-26The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God.2 Kings 17:10-11And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:Ezekiel 20:28-29[For] when I had brought them into the land, [for] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.Jeremiah 3:6The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen [that] which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.Exodus 23:24Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.Numbers 22:41And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost [part] of the people.2 Kings 23:13And the high places that [were] before Jerusalem, which [were] on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.Hosea 4:13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof [is] good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.Judges 2:2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
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