Verse 16
Deuteronomy 17:16
Bible in Basic English
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And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.
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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