King James Version

Exodus 34:13

But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…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).מִזְבְּחֹתָם֙mizbechotamaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “altar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4196an altaraltar.תִּתֹּצ֔וּןtitotsunbeat downנָתַץverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “beat down”, an unfinished actionH5422to tear downbeat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).מַצֵּבֹתָ֖םmatsevotamgarrisonמַצֵּבָהnoun, 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.תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןteshaberunbreakשָׁבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “break”, an unfinished actionH7665to 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)).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).אֲשֵׁרָ֖יוasherayvgrove. Compare H6253אֲשֵׁרָהnoun, proper name, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “grove. Compare H6253”H842Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the samegrove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).תִּכְרֹתֽוּןtikhrotuncovenantכָּרַתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “covenant”, an unfinished actionH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim;

Young’s Literal Translation

for their altars ye break down, and their standing pillars ye shiver, and its shrines ye cut down;

World English Bible

but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherah poles;

Darby Translation

but ye shall demolish their altars, shatter their statues, and hew down their Asherahs.

Douay-Rheims

But destroy their altars, break their statues, and cut down their groves:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and the graven images of their gods ye shall burn with fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοὺς βωμοὺς αὐτῶν καθελεῖτε, καὶ τὰς στήλας αὐτῶν συντρίψετε, καὶ τὰ ἄλση αὐτῶν ἐκκόψετε, καὶ τὰ γλυπτὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν κατακαύσετε ἐν πυρί.