Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:18

¹⁸When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When he is seated	כְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹ	ḵə·šiḇ·tōw	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
his royal	מַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹ	mam·laḵ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
throne	כִּסֵּ֣א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
he must write	וְכָ֨תַב	wə·ḵā·ṯaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
for himself	ל֜וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a copy	מִשְׁנֵ֨ה	miš·nêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4932 double, copy, second
of this	הַזֹּאת֙	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
instruction	הַתּוֹרָ֤ה	hat·tō·w·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a scroll	סֵ֔פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
in the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֥י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the Levitical	הַלְוִיִּֽם׃	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.