Deuteronomy 17:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Deuteronomy 17:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 17:1622 words
רַקraqLeanness
לֹאlōʾNot
יַרְבֶּהyarəbehIncrease
לּוֹlwōTo
סוּסִיםsûsîmHorse
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
יָשִׁיבyāšîvTurn
אֶתʾet—
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
מִצְרַיְמָהmiṣərayəmāhMitsrajim
לְמַעַןləmaʿanHeed
הַרְבּוֹתharəbwōtIncrease
סוּסsûsHorse
וַיהוָהwayhwāhAnd LORD
אָמַרʾāmarSay
לָכֶםlāḵemTo
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹסִפוּןtōsip̄ûnAdd
לָשׁוּבlāšûvTo turn
בַּדֶּרֶךְbadereḵəIn road
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
עוֹדʿwōdIteration
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