New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 17:15-18

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.

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