Deuteronomy 17:16
{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.16", "source": "רַק֮ לֹא־יַרְבֶּה־לּ֣וֹ סוּסִים֒ וְלֹֽא־יָשִׁ֤יב אֶת־הָעָם֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה לְמַ֖עַן הַרְבּ֣וֹת ס֑וּס וַֽיהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר לָכֶ֔ם לֹ֣א תֹסִפ֗וּן לָשׁ֛וּב בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ הַזֶּ֖ה עֽוֹד׃", "text": "Only not *yarbeh*-to him *sûsîm*, and not *yāšîḇ* *ʾet*-the *ʿām* *miṣrayəmāh* for *harebôt* *sûs*; and *YHWH* *ʾāmar* to you, \"Not *tōsipûn* to *lāšûḇ* in the *dereḵ* the this again.\"", "grammar": { "רַק֮": "adverb - only", "לֹא־יַרְבֶּה־לּ֣וֹ": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3ms + preposition + 3ms suffix - he shall not multiply for himself", "סוּסִים֒": "noun masculine plural - horses", "וְלֹֽא־יָשִׁ֤יב": "conjunction + negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he shall not cause to return", "אֶת־הָעָם֙": "direct object marker + article + noun masculine singular - the people", "מִצְרַ֔יְמָה": "proper noun + directional he - to Egypt", "לְמַ֖עַן": "preposition - in order to", "הַרְבּ֣וֹת": "hiphil infinitive construct - to multiply", "ס֑וּס": "noun masculine singular - horse", "וַֽיהוָה֙": "conjunction + divine name - and YHWH", "אָמַ֣ר": "qal perfect 3ms - said", "לָכֶ֔ם": "preposition + 2mp suffix - to you", "לֹ֣א": "negative particle - not", "תֹסִפ֗וּן": "hiphil imperfect 2mp paragogic nun - you shall again/continue", "לָשׁ֛וּב": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to return", "בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - in the way", "הַזֶּ֖ה": "article + demonstrative adjective masculine singular - this", "עֽוֹד": "adverb - again/anymore" }, "variants": { "*yarbeh*": "multiply/increase/acquire many", "*sûsîm*": "horses", "*yāšîḇ*": "cause to return/send back", "*ʿām*": "people/nation", "*miṣrayəmāh*": "to Egypt", "*harebôt*": "to multiply/to increase", "*sûs*": "horse", "*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke", "*tōsipûn*": "you shall continue/you shall again", "*lāšûḇ*": "to return/to go back", "*dereḵ*": "way/road/path" } }