Deuteronomy 17:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 17:20 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 →
לְבִלְתִּ֤י
biltîy
H1115
except
רוּם
rûwm
H7311
to rise
לְבָבוֹ֙
lêbâb
H3824
heart
מֵֽאֶחָ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י
biltîy
H1115
except
ס֥וּר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמִּצְוָ֖ה
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
יָמִ֣ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
וּשְׂמֹ֑אול
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
לְמַעַן֩
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יַאֲרִ֨יךְ
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמִ֧ים
yôwm
H3117
day
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹ
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וּבָנָ֖יו
bên
H1121
son
בְּקֶ֥רֶב
qereb
H7130
midst
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
so that his heart is not lifted up above his brothers, and so that he does not turn aside from the commandments, right or left, so that he will prolong days in his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).