Essay do Powtórzonego Prawa 16:21
לֹֽא־תִטַּ֥ע לְךָ֛ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה כָּל־עֵ֑ץ אֵ֗צֶל מִזְבַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ (ס)
Nie sadź sobie gaju z jakichbądź drzew przy ołtarzu Wiekuistego, Boga twojego, który wzniesiesz sobie;
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The destruction of pagan shrines is once again demanded. Both the Ashera and the “standing-stone” were connected to the theme of fertility, which in Canaanite worship was related to the gods’ generative power. Israelite thought, on the other hand, attributed fertility to a non- or meta-sexual God.
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