Deuteronomy 17:1 (ESV)

Deuteronomy 17:15 - you may indeed set a king over you whom the LORD your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the LORD your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

be sure to appoint over you a king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

you may indeed set a king over you whom the LORD your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“you are to appoint over you the king the LORD your God chooses. Appoint a king from your brothers. You are not to set a foreigner over you, or one who is not of your people.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

you shall in fact appoint a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses. One from among your countrymen you shall appoint as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves, anyone who is not your countryman.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses, one from among your [fn]countrymen you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your [fn]countryman.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

you shall surely set a king over you whom Yahweh your God chooses, one from among your brothers you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your brother.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

you shall most certainly set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses. You shall set a king over you from among your countrymen (brothers); you may not choose a foreigner [to rule] over you who is not your countryman.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

you must select without fail a king whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king - you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

you may indeed set as king over you him whom the LORD your God will choose. One from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

thou shalt surely set him king over thee, whom Jehovah thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

thou dost certainly set over thee a king on whom Jehovah doth fix; from the midst of thy brethren thou dost set over thee a king; thou art not able to set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, who is not thy brother.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

you shall surely set him king over you, whom the LORD your God shall choose: one from among your brothers shall you set king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

eum constitues quem Dominus Deus tuus elegerit de numero fratrum tuorum non poteris alterius gentis hominem regem facere qui non sit frater tuus

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَإِنَّكُمْ تُقِيمُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ، شَرِيطَةَ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَاحِداً مِنْ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ. يُحَظَرُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُقِيمُوا مَلِكاً أَجْنَبِيًّا لَا يَنْتَمِي إِلَى أَحَدِ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּ֑וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב אַחֶ֗יךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָתֵ֤ת עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καθιστῶν καταστήσεις ἐπὶ σεαυτὸν ἄρχοντα ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται κύριος ὁ θεός σου αὐτόν ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου καταστήσεις ἐπὶ σεαυτὸν ἄρχοντα οὐ δυνήσῃ καταστῆσαι ἐπὶ σεαυτὸν ἄνθρωπον ἀλλότριον ὅτι οὐκ ἀδελφός σού ἐστιν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَإِنَّكَ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْكَ مَلِكًا الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ. مِنْ وَسَطِ إِخْوَتِكَ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْكَ مَلِكًا. لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكَ رَجُلاً أَجْنَبِيًّا لَيْسَ هُوَ أَخَاكَ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

thou shalt surely set over thee the ruler whom the Lord God shall choose: of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a ruler; thou shalt not have power to set over thee a stranger, because he is not thy brother.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Sin duda pondrás por rey sobre ti al que Jehová tu Dios escogiere: de entre tus hermanos pondrás rey sobre ti: no podrás poner sobre ti hombre extranjero, que no sea tu hermano.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

ciertamente pondrás por rey sobre ti al que Jehová tu Dios escogiere; de entre tus hermanos pondrás rey sobre ti; no podrás poner sobre ti a hombre extranjero, que no sea tu hermano.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Then see that you take as your king the man named by the Lord your God: let your king be one of your countrymen, not a man of another nation who is not one of yourselves.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

你總要立耶和華你　神所揀選的人為王．必從你弟兄中立一人、不可立你弟兄以外的人為王。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

solamente constituirás sobre ti como rey a quien Jehovah tu Dios haya escogido. A uno de entre tus hermanos constituirás como rey sobre ti. No podrás constituir sobre ti a un hombre extranjero, alguien que no sea tu hermano.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

반드시 네 하나님 여호와의 택하신 자를 네 위에 왕으로 세울 것이며 네 위에 왕을 세우려면 네 형제 중에서 한 사람으로 할 것이요 네 형제 아닌 타국인을 네 위에 세우지 말 것이며

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

tu mettras sur toi un roi que choisira l'Éternel, ton Dieu, tu prendras un roi du milieu de tes frères, tu ne pourras pas te donner un étranger, qui ne soit pas ton frère.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

so sollst du den zum König über dich setzen, den der HERR, dein Gott, erwählen wird. Du sollst aber aus deinen Brüdern einen zum König über dich setzen. Du darfst nicht irgend einen Fremdem, der nicht dein Bruder ist, über dich setzen.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

то поставь над собою царя, которого изберет Господь, Бог твой; из среды братьев твоих поставь над собою царя; не можешь поставить над собою [царем] иноземца, который не брат тебе.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

sin duda pondrás por rey sobre ti al que el SEÑOR tu Dios escogiere; de entre tus hermanos pondrás rey sobre ti; no podrás poner sobre ti hombre extranjero, que no sea tu hermano.

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