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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.

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וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣םvenitatstemand beat downנָתַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and beat down”, a completed action in a sequenceH5422to tear downbeat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmizbchotamaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “altar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4196an altaraltar.וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙veshibartemand breakשָׁבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and break”, a completed action in a sequenceH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םmatsevotamgarrisonמַצֵּבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “garrison”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4676something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idolgarrison, (standing) image, pillar.וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙vaashereyhemand grove. Compare H6253אֲשֵׁרָהconjunction, noun, proper name, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and grove. Compare H6253”H842Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the samegrove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtisrefunburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “burn , up) kindle”, an unfinished actionH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.בָּאֵ֔שׁbaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.וּפְסִילֵ֥יufesileand carved imageפְּסִילconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and carved image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6456an idolcarved (graven) image, quarry.אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םeloheyhemGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.תְּגַדֵּע֑וּןtegadeuncutגָּדַעverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “cut”, an unfinished actionH1438to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anythingcut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םveibadtemand destroyאָבַדconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, a completed action in a sequenceH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁמָ֔םshemamfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמָּק֖וֹםhamaqomthe countryמָקוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).הַהֽוּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye have broken down their altars, and shivered their standing pillars, and their shrines ye burn with fire, and graven images of their gods ye cut down, and have destroyed their name out of that place.

World English Bible

You shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, and burn their Asherah poles with fire. You shall cut down the engraved images of their gods. You shall destroy their name out of that place.

Darby Translation

and ye shall break down their altars, and shatter their statues, and burn their Asherahs with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and ye shall destroy the names of them out of that place.

Douay-Rheims

Overthrow their altars, and break down their statues, burn their groves with fire, and break their idols in pieces: destroy their names out of those places.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and ye shall burn with fire the graven images of their gods, and ye shall abolish their name out of that place.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατασκάψετε τοὺς βωμοὺς αὐτῶν, καὶ συντρίψετε τὰς στήλας αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ ἄλση αὐτῶν ἐκκόψετε, καὶ τὰ γλυπτὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν κατακαύσετε πυρί, καὶ ἀπολεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου.