Deuteronomy 17:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 17:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שׂ֣וֹם
sûwm
H7760
to put
תָּשִׂ֤ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
עָלֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֶ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִבְחַ֛ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בּ֑וֹ
מִקֶּ֣רֶב
qereb
H7130
midst
אַחֶ֗יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
תָּשִׂ֤ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
עָלֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֶ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תוּכַ֗ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לָתֵ֤ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
עָלֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
נָכְרִ֔י
nokrîy
H5237
foreign
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָחִ֖יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
you shall surely set him king over you, whom Yahweh 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
setting, you shall set as king over yourself him whom Yahweh your God will choose. You shall set as king over yourself from among your brothers. You shall not put a foreign man, who is not your brother, over yourself.
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