Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 17:16-20

16But he shall not multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235horsesסוּסִים֒su.SimH5483to himself, nor cause the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971to returnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,to the end that he should multiplyהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235horsesס֑וּסSusH5483:forasmuch as Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto you, Ye shall henceforthתֹסִפ֗וּןto.si.FunH3254returnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725no more that wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

17Neither shall he multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802to himself, that his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493not away: neither shall he greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235to himself silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

18And it shall be, when he sittethכְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹkhe.shiv.ToH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,that he shall writeוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789him a copyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451in a bookסֵ֔פֶרSe.ferH5612out of that which isbeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19And it shall be with him, and he shall readוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121therein all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֑יוchai.YavH2416:that he may learnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925to fearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,to keepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and these statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706,to doלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213them:

20That his heartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824be not lifted upרוּם־rum-H7311above his brethrenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.ChavH251,and that he turn not asideס֥וּרsurH5493from the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687, tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225, or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040:to the end that he may prolongיַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117in his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,he, and his childrenוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121,in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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