Deuteronomy 17:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
that his heartלְבָבֹו֙
(le·va·vov)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
may not be liftedרוּם־
(rum-)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
up aboveמִן־
(min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition
his countrymenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יו
(me·'e·chav,)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
and that he may not turn asideס֥וּר
(sur)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
from the commandment,הַמִּצְוָ֖ה
(ham·mitz·vah)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
to the rightיָמִ֣ין
(ya·min)
3225: right handfrom an unused word
or the left,וּשְׂמֹ֑אול
(u·se·mo·vl;)
8040: the leftof uncertain derivation
soלְמַעַן֩
(le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
that he and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יו
(u·va·nav)
1121: sona prim. root
may continue longיַאֲרִ֨יךְ
(ya·'a·rich)
748: to be longa prim. root
in his kingdomמַמְלַכְתֹּ֛ו
(mam·lach·tov)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶב
(be·ke·rev)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
That his heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
be not lifted up
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
above his brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
and that he turn not aside
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from the commandment
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
to the right hand
yamiyn  (yaw-meen')
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
or to the left
smo'wl  (sem-ole')
dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side).
to the end that he may prolong
'arak  (aw-rak')
to be (causative, make) long -- defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long).
his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
in his kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
he and his children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
in the midst
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that his heart may not be lifted up above his countrymen and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or the left, so that he and his sons may continue long in his kingdom in the midst of Israel.

King James Bible
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, he will not turn from this command to the right or the left, and he and his sons will continue ruling many years over Israel."

International Standard Version
He is not to exalt himself over his relatives, nor turn aside from the commandment—neither to the right nor to the left—so that he and his sons may reign long in Israel."

NET Bible
Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he won't think he's better than the rest of his people, and he won't disobey these commands in any way. So he and his sons will rule for a long time in Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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