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Deuteronomy 17:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 15 in that case, you should without fail appoint a king whom Jehovah your God chooses.+ You should appoint a king from among your brothers. You are forbidden to appoint over yourself a foreigner who is not your brother.

Deuteronomy 17:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 15 you should without fail set over yourself a king whom Jehovah your God will choose.+ From among your brothers you should set a king over yourself. You will not be allowed to put over yourself a foreigner who is not your brother.

Deuteronomy 17:15

The Bible in Living English
- 15 you shall establish a king over you, whomever your God Jehovah chooses; it shall be from among your brothers that you establish a king over you; you cannot put over you any foreigner who is not your brother.

Deuteronomy 17:15

American Standard Version
- 15 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.

Deuteronomy 17:15

The Emphasized Bible
- 15 thou shalt set, over thee as king, him whom Yahweh thy God shall choose,—out of the midst of thy brethren, shalt thou set over thee a king, thou mayest not appoint over thee a man that is a foreigner, who is not thy brother.

Deuteronomy 17:15

King James Version
- 15 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.