Halakhah for Leviticus 26:1
לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֱלִילִ֗ם וּפֶ֤סֶל וּמַצֵּבָה֙ לֹֽא־תָקִ֣ימוּ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶ֣בֶן מַשְׂכִּ֗ית לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am the LORD your God.
Sefer HaChinukh
That we not prostrate ourselves on a figured stone, even to God: That we not prostrate ourselves on a figured stone, even to God, blessed be He; as it is stated (Leviticus. 26:1), "and a figured stone you shall not place in your land, to prostate upon it." A figured stone refers to a stone that is adorned (see Sefer HaMitzvot LaRambam, Mitzvot Lo Taase 12). And so [too,] hewn stones that have been planed down with a scraper are also included in this prohibition of a figured stone.
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