Deuteronomy 17:20

“so that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and so that he may not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or the left, in order that he may prolong his days over his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.”

Deuteronomy 17:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 17:20, word by word

so that his heartלְבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levav” appears
may not be lifted upרוּםrum

be high

To be up above, raised in honor.

Where else “rum” appears
above his brothersאֶחָיechay

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “echay” appears
turn asideסוּרsur

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

Where else “sur” appears
the commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

Where else “mitsva” appears
to the rightיָמִיןyamin

right side

The right side.

Where else “yamin” appears
or the leftשְׂמֹאולsemovl

left

The side of the hand that is not the right.

Where else “semovl” appears
he may prolongיַאֲרִיךְyaarich

be long, prolong

Be long, last long; prolong.

Where else “yaarich” appears
his daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּmamlacht

kingship

The king's power, and the throne from which he rules.

Where else “mamlacht” appears
and his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vanay” appears
in the midstקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

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,

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