Deuteronomy 12:3
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Deuteronomy 12:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
and ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und ihr sollt ihre Altäre niederreißen und ihre Bildsäulen zerbrechen und ihre Ascherim mit Feuer verbrennen und die geschnitzten Bilder ihrer Götter umhauen; und ihr sollt ihre Namen aus selbigem Orte vertilgen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y derribaréis sus altares, y quebraréis sus imágenes, y sus bosques consumiréis con fuego: y destruiréis las esculturas de sus dioses, y extirparéis el nombre de ellas de aquel lugar.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E derrubareis seus altares, e quebrareis suas imagens, e seus bosques consumireis com fogo: e destruireis as esculturas de seus deuses, e extirpareis o nome delas daquele lugar.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Destruireis seus altares, destruireis seus postes sagrados, e queimareis suas imagens de Aserá. Derrubareis as imagens esculpidas dos seus deuses e extinguireis os seus nomes daquele lugar.
📖 Deuteronomy 12:3 in Context
1These 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.
2Ye 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:
3And 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.
4Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God.
5But 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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