Verse 16

Deuteronomy 17:16

Young's Literal Translation

16 'Only, he doth not multiply to himself horses, nor cause the people to turn back to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing Jehovah hath said to you, Ye do not add to turn back in this way any more.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רַק֮ לֹא יַרְבֶּה לּ֣/וֹ סוּסִים֒ וְ/לֹֽא יָשִׁ֤יב אֶת הָ/עָם֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָ/ה לְמַ֖עַן הַרְבּ֣וֹת ס֑וּס וַֽ/יהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר לָ/כֶ֔ם לֹ֣א תֹסִפ֗וּ/ן לָ/שׁ֛וּב בַּ/דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַ/זֶּ֖ה עֽוֹד
English Translation
Only he shall not multiply horses for himself, and he shall not bring back the people to Egypt to multiply horses; for the LORD has said to you, "You shall not return that way again."
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Chapter 17 Context
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7 the hand of the witnesses is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all th... Focus ↗
8 'When anything is too hard for thee for judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, an... Focus ↗
9 and hast come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge who is in those days, and hast in... Focus ↗
10 and thou hast done according to the tenor of the word which they declare to thee ([they] of that pla... Focus ↗
11 'According to the tenor of the law which they direct thee, and according to the judgment which they... Focus ↗
12 And the man who acteth with presumption, so as not to hearken unto the priest (who is standing to se... Focus ↗
13 and all the people do hear and fear, and do not presume any more. Focus ↗
14 'When thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God (Elohim) is giving to thee, and hast posses... Focus ↗
15 thou dost certainly set over thee a king on whom Jehovah doth fix; from the midst of thy brethren th... Focus ↗
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18 'And it hath been, when he sitteth on the throne of his kingdom, that he hath written for himself th... Focus ↗
19 and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fea... Focus ↗
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