רַק֮ לֹא־יַרְבֶּה־לּ֣וֹ סוּסִים֒ וְלֹֽא־יָשִׁ֤יב אֶת־הָעָם֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה לְמַ֖עַן הַרְבּ֣וֹת ס֑וּס וַֽיהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר לָכֶ֔ם לֹ֣א תֹסִפ֗וּן לָשׁ֛וּב בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ הַזֶּ֖ה עֽוֹד׃
Gayunman, hindi siya dapat magparami ng mga kabayo para sa kanyang sarili, at hindi niya dapat pabalikin ang bayan sa Egipto upang magparami ng kabayo, sapagkat sinabi sa inyo ng Walang-Hanggan: “Huwag na kayong babalik pa kailanman sa daang ito.”
Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars
Israel was enjoined with three Commandments upon entering the Land: to appoint a king, as it says, “you shall set a king over yourselves” (Deut. 17:15); to destroy the descendents of Amalek, as it says “erase the memory of Amalek” (Deut. 25:19); and build the Temple, as it says, “you shall seek His habitation, and there you will come” (Deut. 12:5).
Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars
"He must not accumulate many horses" (Deut. 17:16), but only as many as he needs for his chariots23For war.. He may not even have one spare horse to trot before him, as is done before other kings. If he adds, he is given stripes.
Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars
It is permissible to live anywhere in the world, except for Egypt, defined as the area extending west of the Mediterranean Sea, 400 Parsangs by 400 Parsangs, in the direction of Ethiopia and in the direction of the desert. The Torah warned us in three places not to return to Egypt, “and do not return in this way again” (Deut. 17:16), and “and you shall no longer see it” (Deut. 28:68), and “And you shall not ever again see it” (Exodus 14:13). Alexandria is included in this prohibition.