Verse 15
Deuteronomy 17:15
Noah Webster Bible
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Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee whom the LORD thy God (Elohim) 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.
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.
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