Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy 17:16-20

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׃odH3808H5750againתֹסִפ֗וּןto.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.
19And it shall be with him, and he shall readוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121itallכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616he will learnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925to fearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,by carefullyלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104followingלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088Lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706,
20so that his heartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824will not beH7311haughtyH7311towardמִן־min-H4480his countrymenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.ChavH251,and that he will not turnס֥וּרsurH5493awayH5493from the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616he and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121mayliveH748longיָמִ֧יםya.MimH748H3117in his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
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