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Deuteronomy 17:16-17
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 17:16-17
New English Translation
16 Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so,[a] for the Lord has said you must never again return that way. 17 Furthermore, he must not marry many[b] wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
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- Deuteronomy 17:16 tn Heb “in order to multiply horses.” The translation uses “do so” in place of “multiply horses” to avoid redundancy (cf. NAB, NIV).
- Deuteronomy 17:17 tn Heb “must not multiply” (cf. KJV, NASB); NLT “must not take many.”
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