New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 17:15-18

15you shall inH7760factH7760appointH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977. Onefrom amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130your countrymenאַחֶ֗יךָ'a.Chei.KhaH251you shall appointH7760as kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921yourselves; you mayתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201not putלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414a foreignerנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921yourselves, anyonewhoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is not your countrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.

16InH7534anyH7534caseH7534,he is not to acquireH7235manyH7235horsesסוּסִים֒su.SimH5483for himself, norH3808shall hemake the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971returnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714inH4616orderH4616toH4616acquireH7235manyH7235horsesס֑וּסSusH5483, sincethe Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘You shall neverעֽוֹד׃odH3808 H5750againתֹסִפ֗וּןto.si.FunH3254returnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725that wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.’

17Andhe shall not acquireH7235manyH7235wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802for himself, so that his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824does not turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493awayH5493;norH3808shall he greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966increaseH7235silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091for himself.

18“Now it shall comeH1961aboutH1961,when he sitsכְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹkhe.shiv.ToH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,that 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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