Deuteronomy 17:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 17:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
רַק֮
raq
H7535
only
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַרְבֶּה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
לּ֣וֹ
סוּסִים֒
çûwç
H5483
horse
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשִׁ֤יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַרְבּ֣וֹת
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
ס֑וּס
çûwç
H5483
horse
וַֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָכֶ֔ם
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹסִפ֗וּן
yâçaph
H3254
to add
לָשׁ֛וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
עֽוֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
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World English Bible Public Domain
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because Yahweh has said to you, You shall henceforth return no more that way.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Only he shall not multiply horses for himself, so that he shall not cause the people to return to Egypt so that he may multiply horses, for Yahweh said to you, ‘You will no longer return that way again.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).