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When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When you have come to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and shall possess it, and shall dwell therein, and shall say, “I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me;”
World English Bible (WEB)
When thou art come{H935}{(H8799)} unto the land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, and shalt possess{H3423}{(H8804)} it, and shalt dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} therein, and shalt say{H559}{(H8804)}, I will set{H7760}{(H8799)} a king{H4428} over me, like as all the nations{H1471} that are about{H5439} me;
Strong's King James
When thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and hast possessed it, and dwelt in it, and thou hast said, Let me set over me a king like all the nations which are round about me,—
Young's Literal Translation
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