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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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
you shall surely set him king over yourselves, whom Yahweh your God shall choose: one from among your brothers you shall set king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
World English Bible (WEB)
Thou shalt in any wise{H7760}{(H8800)} set{H7760}{(H8799)} him king{H4428} over thee, whom the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose{H977}{(H8799)}: one from among{H7130} thy brethren{H251} shalt thou set{H7760}{(H8799)} king{H4428} over thee: thou mayest{H3201}{(H8799)} not set{H5414}{(H8800)} a stranger{H5237}{H376} over thee, which is not thy brother{H251}.
Strong's King James
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.
Young's Literal Translation
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