What Does Deuteronomy 17:16 Mean?

properly, leanness, i.e., (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“But he shall not multiply”

to increase (in whatever respect)

“horses”

a horse (as leaping)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“to himself nor cause the people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“to Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that

“But he shall not multiply”

to increase (in whatever respect)

“horses”

a horse (as leaping)

“forasmuch as the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“hath said”

to say (used with great latitude)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“unto you Ye shall henceforth”

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

“return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“no more that way”

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more