Verse 15

Deuteronomy 17:15

Darby Translation

15 thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God (Elohim) 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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ בּ֑/וֹ מִ/קֶּ֣רֶב אַחֶ֗י/ךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָ/תֵ֤ת עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא אָחִ֖י/ךָ הֽוּא
English Translation
You shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses from among your brothers; you shall not set a foreign man over you who is not your brother.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 17 Context
1 Thou shalt not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God (Elohim) an ox or sheep wherein is a defect, or anything... Focus ↗
2 If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God (Elohim) giveth thee, man o... Focus ↗
3 and goeth and serveth other gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to t... Focus ↗
4 and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be tru... Focus ↗
5 thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the... Focus ↗
6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall... Focus ↗
7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of... Focus ↗
8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and ca... Focus ↗
9 And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, a... Focus ↗
10 and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will ch... Focus ↗
11 according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgme... Focus ↗
12 And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve th... Focus ↗
13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and no more act presumptuously. Focus ↗
14 When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thy God (Elohim) giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and... Focus ↗
15 thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God (Elohim) will choose: from among thy bre...
16 Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses;... Focus ↗
17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly m... Focus ↗
18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a c... Focus ↗
19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to f... Focus ↗
20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment,... Focus ↗