Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 17:15
15you 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you are to appoint | שׂ֣וֹם | śō·wm | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H7760 put, place, set |
| over yourselves | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| the king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| whom | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| shall choose | יִבְחַ֛ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| Appoint | תָּשִׂ֤ים | tā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| from among | מִקֶּ֣רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| your brothers | אַחֶ֗יךָ | ’a·ḥe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| you are not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to set | לָתֵ֤ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| over yourselves | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| a foreigner | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one of your brothers | אָחִ֖יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 30:21 · 1 Chronicles 22:10 · 1 Samuel 16:12–13 · 1 Samuel 9:15–17 · 1 Samuel 10:24 · 1 Chronicles 12:23 · 2 Samuel 5:2 · Jeremiah 2:25 · Psalm 2:2 · Psalm 2:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.