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18 And then[a] when he is sitting[b] on the throne of his kingdom, then he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll before[c] the Levitical priests. 19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it[d] all the days of his life, so that he may learn to revere Yahweh your God by diligently observing[e] all the word of this law and these rules, 20 so as not to exalt his heart above his countrymen[f] and not to turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left, so that he may reign long over his kingdom,[g] he and his children in the midst of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 17:18 Literally “And it shall happen”
  2. Deuteronomy 17:18 Literally “as/when his sitting”
  3. Deuteronomy 17:18 Literally “to the face of”
  4. Deuteronomy 17:19 Hebrew “in it”
  5. Deuteronomy 17:19 Literally “by keeping ... to do them”
  6. Deuteronomy 17:20 Or “brothers”
  7. Deuteronomy 17:20 Literally “he may make long his days over his kingdom”