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Deuteronomy 17:14-20

14Whenthou artcomeH935untothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,andshaltpossessH3423it,andshaltdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427therein,andshaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,IwillsetH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overme,likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thatareroundH5439aboutme;

15thou shaltsurelysetH7760himkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthee,whomJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:oneH376fromamongthybrethrenshalt thousetH7760kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthee; thou mayestnotputH5414aforeignerH5237overthee,whoisnotthybrotherH251.

16Onlyרַק֮rakH7535heshallnotmultiplyH7235horsesH5483tohimself,norcausethepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toreturnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,totheendthathemaymultiplyH7235horsesH5483; forasmuchasJehovahhathsaidH559untoyou, Yeshallhenceforthreturnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725nomorethatwayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

17NeithershallhemultiplyH7235wivestohimself,thathisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493notawayH5493:neithershallhegreatlymultiplyH7235tohimselfsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

18Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961,whenhesittethuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,thatheshallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789himacopyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451inabookH5612,outofthatwhichisH1961beforethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19anditshallbeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961withhim,andheshallreadוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121thereinallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife;thathemaylearnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925tofearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372JehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,tokeepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451andthesestatutesH2706,todothem;

20thathisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824benotliftedH7311upabovehisbrethren,andthatheturnס֥וּרsurH5493notasideH5493fromthecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687,totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225,ortotheleft:totheendthathemayprolongיַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117inhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,heandhischildren,inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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