Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
International Standard Version
Only he must not amass horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt to obtain more horses. For the LORD said you must never return that way again.
A Conservative Version
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses, inasmuch as LORD has said to you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
American Standard Version
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Amplified
Further, he shall not
Bible in Basic English
And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.
Darby Translation
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way.
Julia Smith Translation
Only he shall not multiply. to himself horses, and he shall not turn back the people to Egypt in order to multiply the horse: and Jehovah said to you, Ye shall no more add to turn back that way.
King James 2000
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: since as the LORD has said unto you, you shall return no more that way again.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Except, he may {not make numerous} for himself horses, and he may not allow the people to [to go] to Egypt {in order to increase horses}, for Yahweh has said to you that {you may never return}.
Modern King James verseion
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, because Jehovah has said to you, You shall return no more that way from now on.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But in any wise let him not hold too many horses, that he bring not the people again to Egypt through the multitude of horses, forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, 'Ye shall henceforth go no more again that way.'
NET Bible
Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so, for the Lord has said you must never again return that way.
New Heart English Bible
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 the LORD has said to you, "You shall not go back that way again."
The Emphasized Bible
Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses, - when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more.
Webster
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 to you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
World English Bible
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 not go back that way again."
Youngs Literal Translation
'Only, he doth not multiply to himself horses, nor cause the people to turn back to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing Jehovah hath said to you, Ye do not add to turn back in this way any more.
Themes
Government » Who should be chosen to govern israel
Horse » Forbidden to the kings of israel
Kings » Forbidden to multiply » Horses
Interlinear
Rabah
Cuwc
סס סוּס
Cuwc
Usage: 140
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Shuwb
Rabah
Yacaph
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 17:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appointing A King
15
you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses, one
Cross References
Exodus 13:17
Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “
Deuteronomy 28:68
The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
1 Kings 4:26
Ezekiel 17:15
But he
Hosea 11:5
But Assyria—he will be
Because they
Exodus 14:13
But Moses said to the people, “
Numbers 14:3-4
Why is the Lord bringing us into this land,
1 Kings 10:26-28
Psalm 20:7
But
1 Samuel 8:11
He said, “
2 Samuel 8:4
David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David
1 Kings 1:5
Now
2 Chronicles 9:25
Now Solomon had
Isaiah 31:1-3
And
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not
Isaiah 36:8-9
Now therefore,
Jeremiah 42:14-16
saying, “No, but we will
Hosea 14:3
We will
Nor will we say again, ‘
To the
For in