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Deuteronomy 17:18-20

18וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961When he is seatedכְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹkhe.shiv.ToH3427onעַ֖ל'alH5921his royalמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,he must writeוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789for himselfאֶת־'et-H853a copyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932of thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063instructionהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451onעַל־'al-H5921a scrollסֵ֔פֶרSe.ferH5612in the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

19It is to remainוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,and he is to readוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121from itallכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֑יוchai.YavH2416,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616he may learnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925to fearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430by carefully observingלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853instructionהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213.

20Then his heartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824will notלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115be exaltedרוּם־rum-H7311aboveמִן־min-H4480his countrymenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.ChavH251,and he will notוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115turn asideס֥וּרsurH5493from the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687,to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,in order thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616heה֥וּאhu'H1931and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121may reignיַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.RikhH748many yearsיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117overעַל־'al-H5921his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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