New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 17:16-20
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,
20that his heartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824may not be liftedרוּם־rum-H7311up aboveמִן־min-H4480hiscountrymenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.ChavH251and that he may not turnס֥וּרsurH5493asideH5493from the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687,to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616that he and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121may continueH748longיָמִ֧יםya.MimH748H3117in his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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