| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 17:18:1 ⧉וְהָיָ֣הvehayaAnd it shall be Deuteronomy 17:18:2 ⧉כְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹkheshivtowhen he sits Deuteronomy 17:18:3 ⧉עַ֖לalon Deuteronomy 17:18:4 ⧉כִּסֵּ֣אkisethrone Deuteronomy 17:18:5 ⧉מַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmamlakhtoof his kingdom Deuteronomy 17:18:6 ⧉וְכָ֨תַבvekatavthen he shall write Deuteronomy 17:18:7 ⧉ל֜וֹlofor himself Deuteronomy 17:18:8 ⧉אֶת־מִשְׁנֵ֨הetmishnea copy Deuteronomy 17:18:9 ⧉הַתּוֹרָ֤הhatoraof the law Deuteronomy 17:18:10 ⧉הַזֹּאת֙hazotthis Deuteronomy 17:18:11 ⧉עַל־סֵ֔פֶרalseferin a book Deuteronomy 17:18:12 ⧉מִלִּפְנֵ֖יmillifnefrom before Deuteronomy 17:18:13 ⧉הַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםhakohanimthe priests Deuteronomy 17:18:14 ⧉הַלְוִיִּֽם׃halviyimthe Levites |
| 18. Formal Translation And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation When he takes his seat as king, he must write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll, taken from the copy kept before the priests, the Levites. |