And whenוְהָיָה כְhe sitsשִׁבְתּוֹon the throneעַל כִּסֵּאof his kingdom,מַמְלַכְתּוֹhe shall writeוְכָתַבfor himselfלוֹa copyאֶת מִשְׁנֵהof thisהַזֹּאתinstructionהַתּוֹרָהinעַלa book,סֵפֶרfrom the one that is beforeמִלִּפְנֵיthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites.הַלְוִיִּם
Deuteronomy 17:18
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With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 17:18, word by word
- And whenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- he sitsשִׁבְתּshivt
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “shivt” appears- on the throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּmamlacht
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacht” appears- he shall writeכָתַבchatav
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “chatav” appears- a copyמִשְׁנֵהmishne
copy
A copy of the law.
Where else “mishne” appears- instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- a bookסֵפֶרsefer
book
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appears- from the one that is beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears
Translation note
“Copy of this instruction” (mishneh hatorah) gave the book its name in Greek: Deuteronomy, “second law.”
The context
17And he shall not multiply wives for himself, so that his heart does not turn aside; and silver and gold he shall not multiply for himself greatly.
18 · This verse (above)
19And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear YHWH his Elohim, keeping all the words of this instruction and these statutes, doing them,