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Deuteronomy 17:14-19

14Whenthou comest untothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,andshaltpossessH3423it,andshaltdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427therein,andshaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,IwillsetH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overme,likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thatareaboutme;

15thou shalt onlysetH7760himkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overtheewhomJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:fromamongthybrethrenshalt thousetH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthee; thou mayestnotsetH7760aforeignerH5237overthee,whoisnotthybrotherH251.

16Onlyרַק֮rakH7535heshallnotmultiplyH7235horsesH5483tohimself,norleadbackH7725thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,tomultiplyH7235horsesH5483;forJehovahhathsaidH559untoyou, YeshallnotreturnH7725againעֽוֹד׃odH5750anymorethatwayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

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

18Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961,whenhesittethuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,thatheshallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789forhimselfacopyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451inabookH5612outofthatwhichisbeforethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃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;

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