Deuteronomy 17:17

NETBible	Furthermore, he must not marry many¹ wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
NIV © biblegateway Deu 17:17	He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 17:17	"He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.
NLT © biblegateway Deu 17:17	The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will lead him away from the LORD. And he must not accumulate vast amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself.
MSG © biblegateway Deu 17:17	And make sure he doesn't build up a harem, collecting wives who will divert him from the straight and narrow. And make sure he doesn't pile up a lot of silver and gold.
BBE © SABDAweb Deu 17:17	And he is not to have a great number of wives, for fear that his heart may be turned away; or great wealth of silver and gold.
NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 17:17	And he must not acquire many wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; also silver and gold he must not acquire in great quantity for himself.
NKJV © biblegateway Deu 17:17	"Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.
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KJV	Neither shall he multiply <07235> (8686) wives <0802> to himself, that his heart <03824> turn <05493> (8799) not away: neither shall he greatly <03966> multiply <07235> (8686) to himself silver <03701> and gold <02091>_.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 17:17	"He shall not multiply <07235> wives <0802> for himself, or <03808> else <03808> his heart <03824> will turn <05493> away <05493> ; nor <03808> shall he greatly <03966> increase <07235> silver <03701> and gold <02091> for himself.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV plhyunei <4129> V-FAI-3S eautw <1438> D-DSM gunaikav <1135> N-APF oude <3761> CONJ metasthsetai <3179> V-FMI-3S autou <846> D-GSM h <3588> T-NSF kardia <2588> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ argurion <694> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ crusion <5553> N-ASN ou <3364> ADV plhyunei <4129> V-FAI-3S eautw <1438> D-DSM sfodra <4970> ADV
NET [draft] ITL	Furthermore, he must not <03808> marry many <07235> wives <0802> lest <03808> his affections <03824> turn aside <05493> , and he must not <03808> accumulate <07235> much <03966> silver <03701> and gold <02091> .
HEBREW	dam <03966> wl <0> hbry <07235> al <03808> bhzw <02091> Pokw <03701> wbbl <03824> rwoy <05493> alw <03808> Mysn <0802> wl <0> hbry <07235> alw (17:17) <03808>


NETBible	Furthermore, he must not marry many¹ wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “must not multiply” (cf. KJV, NASB); NLT “must not take many.”