New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 17:14-19

14“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you, and youpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּvi.rish.TahH3423it and liveוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427in it, and you sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘I will setאָשִׂ֤ימָה'a.Si.mahH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are aroundסְבִיבֹתָֽי׃se.vi.vo.TaiH5439me,’

15you shall surelyשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760setתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977, onefrom amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130yourcountrymenאַחֶ֗יךָ'a.Chei.KhaH251you shall setתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760as kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921yourselves; you mayתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201not putלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414a foreignerנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921yourselves whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is not yourcountrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.

16MoreoverH7534,he shall not multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235horsesסוּסִים֒su.SimH5483for himself, norH3808shall hecause the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971to returnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714to multiplyהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235horsesס֑וּסSusH5483, sincethe Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘You shall neverH3808againתֹסִפ֗וּןto.si.FunH3254returnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725that wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.’

17He shall not multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802for himself,orוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808elseוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824will turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493awayH5493;norלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall he greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966increaseיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091for himself.

18“Now it shall comeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961about when he sitsכְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹkhe.shiv.ToH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,he shall writeוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789for himself a copyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451on a scrollסֵ֔פֶרSe.ferH5612in the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

19It shall be with him and he shall readוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121itallכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,that he may learnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925to fearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,by carefullyH6213observingH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706,

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