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Deuteronomy 17:16-17
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 17:16-17
New English Translation
16 Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so,[a] for the Lord has said you must never again return that way. 17 Furthermore, he must not marry many[b] wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
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- Deuteronomy 17:16 tn Heb “in order to multiply horses.” The translation uses “do so” in place of “multiply horses” to avoid redundancy (cf. NAB, NIV).
- Deuteronomy 17:17 tn Heb “must not multiply” (cf. KJV, NASB); NLT “must not take many.”
Deuteronomy 17:16-17
New International Version
Deuteronomy 17:16-17
New International Version
16 The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses(A) for himself(B) or make the people return to Egypt(C) to get more of them,(D) for the Lord has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.”(E) 17 He must not take many wives,(F) or his heart will be led astray.(G) He must not accumulate(H) large amounts of silver and gold.(I)
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