Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy 17:14-18

14WhenH3588 you enterH935H413 the landH776 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you and have taken possession of itH3423 and settledH3427 in it, and you sayH559, “Let us setH7760 a kingH4428 over usH5921 like allH3605 the nationsH1471 around usH5439,” 15you are to appointH7760 over yourselvesH5921 the kingH4428 whomH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 shall chooseH977. AppointH7760 a kingH4428 from amongH7130 your brothersH251H7760; you are notH3808H3201 to setH5414H5921 over yourselvesH5921 a foreignerH376H5237 whoH834 isH1931 notH3808 one of your brothersH251.

16ButH7535 the king must notH3808 acquire manyH7235 horsesH5483 for himself or send the peopleH5971 backH7725 to EgyptH4714 toH4616 acquire moreH7235 horsesH5483, for the LORDH3068 has saidH559, ‘You areH3254 neverH3808 to go backH7725 thatH2088 wayH1870 againH5750.’ 17He must notH3808 take manyH7235 wivesH802 for himself, lestH3808 his heartH3824 go astrayH5493. He must notH3808 accumulateH7235 for himself large amountsH3966 of silverH3701 and goldH2091.

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When he is seatedH3427 onH5921 his royalH4467 throneH3678, he must writeH3789 for himself a copyH4932 of thisH2063 instructionH8451 onH5921 a scrollH5612 in the presenceH6440 of the LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548.

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