Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 17:16
16But 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.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | רַק֮ | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| must not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| acquire many | יַרְבֶּה־ | yar·beh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| horses | סוּסִים֒ | sū·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| for himself | לּ֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| send the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| back | יָשִׁ֤יב | yā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | miṣ·ray·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to | לְמַ֖עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| acquire more | הַרְבּ֣וֹת | har·bō·wṯ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| horses | ס֑וּס | sūs | Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| for the LORD | וַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has said | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You are | תֹסִפ֗וּן | ṯō·si·p̄ūn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3254 add |
| never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to go back | לָשׁ֛וּב | lā·šūḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| that | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| way | בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| again | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 31:1–3 · Ezekiel 17:15 · Deuteronomy 28:68 · Hosea 11:5 · Psalm 20:7 · 1 Kings 4:26 · Exodus 13:17 · 1 Kings 10:26–28 · Numbers 14:3–4 · Exodus 14:13 · 1 Kings 1:5 · Jeremiah 42:14–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.