Deuteronomy 17:20
neither his heart be raised into pride on his brethren, neither bow he into the right side, either left side, that he reign long time, he and his sons on 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