Deuteronomy 17:15
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Deuteronomy 17:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
so sollst du nur den König über dich setzen, den Jehova, dein Gott, erwählen wird; aus der Mitte deiner Brüder sollst du einen König über dich setzen; du sollst nicht einen fremden Mann über dich setzen, der nicht dein Bruder ist.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
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.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Sem dúvida porás por rei sobre ti ao que o SENHOR teu Deus escolher: dentre teus irmãos porás rei sobre ti: não poderás pôr sobre ti homem estrangeiro, que não seja teu irmão.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
então, vós certamente designareis um rei sobre vós, aquele que Yahweh, vosso Deus, escolherá. Designareis, como rei sobre vós, alguém do meio dos vossos irmãos. Não colocareis um estrangeiro, que não é vosso irmão, sobre vós.
📖 Deuteronomy 17:15 in Context
13And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
14When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
15Thou 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.
16But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
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