Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 17:14-17
14Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣א אֶל־ta.Vo' 'el-H935H413the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414youand have taken possession of itוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּvi.rish.TahH3423and settledוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427in it,and you sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, “Let us setאָשִׂ֤ימָה'a.Si.mahH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over usעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834around usסְבִיבֹתָֽי׃se.vi.vo.TaiH5439,”
15you are to appointשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760over yourselvesעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921the kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.Appointתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428from amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130your brothersאַחֶ֗יךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים'a.Chei.Kha ta.SimH251H7760;you are notלֹ֣א תוּכַ֗לlo' tu.KhalH3808H3201to setעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ לָתֵ֤ת'a.Lei.kha la.TetH5414H5921over yourselvesעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921a foreignerאִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י'ish na.khe.RiH376H5237whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one of your brothersאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.
16Butרַק֮rakH7535the kingmust notלֹא־lo'-H3808acquire manyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235horsesסוּסִים֒su.SimH5483for himself orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808send the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971backיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616acquire moreהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235horsesס֑וּסSusH5483,for the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You areתֹסִפ֗וּןto.si.FunH3254neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808to go backלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725thatהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870againעֽוֹד׃odH5750.’
17He must notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808take manyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802for himself,lestוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824go astrayיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493.He must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808accumulateיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235for himselflarge amountsמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966of silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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