DEU 17:15 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX καθιστῶν καταστήσεις ἐπὶ σεαυτὸν ἄρχοντα, ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς αὐτόν· ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου καταστήσεις ἐπὶ σεαυτὸν ἄρχοντα· οὐ δυνήσῃ καταστῆσαι ἐπὶ σεαυτὸν ἄνθρωπον ἀλλότριον, ὅτι οὐκ ἀδελφός σου ἐστί.
(kathistōn katastaʸseis epi seauton arⱪonta, hon an eklexaʸtai Kurios ho Theos auton; ek tōn adelfōn sou katastaʸseis epi seauton arⱪonta; ou dunaʸsaʸ katastaʸsai epi seauton anthrōpon allotrion, hoti ouk adelfos sou esti. )

BrTr thou shalt surely set over thee the ruler whom the Lord God shall choose: of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a ruler; thou shalt not have power to set over thee a stranger, because he is not thy brother.

ULT 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.

UST Yahweh our God will permit you to have a king. But, be sure that you appoint someone whom he has chosen. Your king must be an Israelite. A foreigner cannot be your king.

BSB you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE you shall surely set him whom the LORD your God chooses as king over yourselves. You shall set as king over you one from amongst your brothers. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET you must select without fail a king whom the Lord your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king – you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.

LSV you certainly set a king over you on whom YHWH fixes; you set a king over you from the midst of your brothers; you are not able to set a stranger over you, who is not your brother.

FBV you can have a king but only one chosen by the Lord your God. He must be an Israelite. You must not have a king who is a foreigner; someone who is not an Israelite.

T4T Yahweh our God will permit you to have a king, but be sure that you appoint someone whom he has chosen. That man must be an Israeli; you must not appoint someone who is a foreigner to be your king.

LEB No LEB DEU book available

BBE Then see that you take as your king the man named by the Lord your God: let your king be one of your countrymen, not a man of another nation who is not one of yourselves.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS 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 put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

ASV 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.

DRA Thou shalt set him whom the Lord thy God shall choose out of the number of thy brethren. Thou mayst not make a man of another nation king, that is not thy brother.

YLT thou dost certainly set over thee a king on whom Jehovah doth fix; from the midst of thy brethren thou dost set over thee a king; thou art not able to set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.

Drby thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy [fn]God 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.

17.15 Elohim

RV 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 put a foreigner over thee, which is not thy brother.
(thou/you shalt/shall in any wise set him king over thee/you, whom the LORD thy/your God shall choose: one from among thy/your brethren/brothers shalt/shall thou/you set king over thee/you: thou/you mayest/may not put a foreigner over thee/you, which is not thy/your brother. )

SLT Setting, thou shalt set over thee a king whom Jehovah thy God shall choose in him: from the midst of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a king: thou shalt not be able to set over thee a foreigner who is not of thy brethren.

Wbstr 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, who is not thy brother.

KJB-1769 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.
(Thou/You shalt/shall in any wise set him king over thee/you, whom the LORD thy/your God shall choose: one from among thy/your brethren/brothers shalt/shall thou/you set king over thee/you: thou/you mayest/may not set a stranger over thee/you, which is not thy/your brother. )

KJB-1611 Thou shalt in any wise set him King ouer thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose. One from among thy brethren shalt thou set King ouer thee: thou mayest not set a stranger ouer thee, which is not thy brother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps No Bshps DEU book available

Gnva Then thou shalt make him King ouer thee, whome the Lord thy God shall chuse: from among thy brethren shalt thou make a King ouer thee: thou shalt not set a stranger ouer thee, which is not thy brother.
(Then thou/you shalt/shall make him King over thee/you, whom the Lord thy/your God shall chuse: from among thy/your brethren/brothers shalt/shall thou/you make a King over thee/you: thou/you shalt/shall not set a stranger over thee/you, which is not thy/your brother. )

Cvdl No Cvdl DEU book available

Wycl No Wycl DEU book available

Luth No Luth DEU book available

ClVg eum constitues, quem Dominus Deus tuus elegerit de numero fratrum tuorum. Non poteris alterius gentis hominem regem facere, qui non sit frater tuus.
(him constitues, which Master God your elegerit from/about number brothers yours. Not/No you_will_be_able_to the_otherius gentis man the_king facere, who not/no let_it_be brother your. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT DEU book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י⁠ךָ בּ֑⁠וֹ

to_appoint appoint over,you king which/who chooses YHWH God_of,your in/on/over=him/it

If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the phrasing of this sentence so that it is clear that the king must be someone that Yahweh will choose. Alternate translation: [setting, you shall set a king chosen by Yahweh your God over yourself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים

to_appoint appoint

Moses is repeating forms of the verb set in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [you shall surely set]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַחֶ֗י⁠ךָ & אָחִ֖י⁠ךָ

brothers_of,your & your(ms)=brother/kindred

Here, brothers and brother refer to those who are descended from the same ancestor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your fellow Israelites … your fellow Israelite]

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