Deuteronomy 17:16
But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
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ASV
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
KJV
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| רַק֮ | rak | only | H7535 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יַרְבֶּה־ | yar.beh- | he will increase | H7235 → |
| לּ֣וֹ | lo | for <the> himself | |
| סוּסִים֒ | su.Sim | horses | H5483 → |
| וְלֹֽא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| יָשִׁ֤יב | ya.Shiv | he will make return | H7725 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָעָם֙ | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | mitz.Ray.mah | Egypt towards | H4714 → |
| לְמַ֖עַן | le.Ma.'an | so as | H4616 → |
| הַרְבּ֣וֹת | har.Bot | to increase | H7235 → |
| ס֑וּס | Sus | horse[s] | H5483 → |
| וַֽיהוָה֙ | va.Yah.weh | and Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אָמַ֣ר | 'a.Mar | he has said | H559 → |
| לָכֶ֔ם | la.Khem | to <the> you | |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תֹסִפ֗וּן | to.si.Fun | you will repeat ! | H3254 → |
| לָשׁ֛וּב | la.Shuv | to return | H7725 → |
| בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ | ba.De.rekh | on the way | H1870 → |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| עֽוֹד׃ | od | again | H5750 → |
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