Deuteronomy 17:20
that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn away 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 middle of Israel.This verse in the real world
In what words
- אָרַךְʼârakto be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- שְׂמֹאולsᵉmôʼwlproperly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
- מַמְלָכָהmamlâkâhdominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- יָמִיןyâmîynthe right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more de
- מִצְוָהmitsvâha command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- רוּםrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- קֶרֶבqerebproperly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (esp
- לֵבָבlêbâbthe heart (as the most interior organ);
+4 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 15:5, Deu 5:32, Psa 131:1–2, Isa 2:12, Dan 5:20–23, 2Ch 33:19, Deu 8:13–14, Deu 4:2