New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 17:18-20

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.MimH748 H3117in his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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