Verse 15

be sure to appoint a king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  så skal du utnevne den kongen som Herren din Gud velger. Du skal sette en av dine egne landsmenn til konge over deg; du må ikke sette en fremmed, som ikke er en landsmann, til konge over deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  da skal du sette den til konge over deg som Herren din Gud utvelger. En fra dine brødre skal du sette som konge over deg; du må ikke sette en fremmed, som ikke er din bror, over deg.

• Norsk King James

  Så skal du uten betingelser sette ham til konge over deg, som Herren din Gud skal velge: en fra blant dine brødre skal du sette til konge over deg; du kan ikke sette en fremmed over deg, som ikke er din bror.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  da skal du sette en konge over deg som Herren din Gud velger. Du skal utnevne en av dine brødre til konge over deg. Du kan ikke sette en fremmed, som ikke er din bror, over deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  skal du velge en konge over deg som Herren din Gud utpeker. Du skal bare sette en av dine egne brødre som konge over deg; du kan ikke sette en utlending, som ikke er din bror, til å være konge over deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  skal du sannelig sette en konge over deg som Herren din Gud velger ut: en fra dine egne brødre skal du sette som konge over deg; du må ikke sette en fremmed over deg, en som ikke er din bror.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  skal du uten unntak utpeke ham som konge over deg, den HERREN din Gud velger. En av dine egne brødre skal du sette som konge, og du skal ikke utpeke en fremmed, som ikke er din bror, som konge over deg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  skal du sannelig sette en konge over deg som Herren din Gud velger ut: en fra dine egne brødre skal du sette som konge over deg; du må ikke sette en fremmed over deg, en som ikke er din bror.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  så skal du sette over deg en konge som Herren din Gud utvelger. Du skal sette en av dine egne brødre til konge over deg. Du kan ikke sette en fremmed som ikke er din bror til konge over deg.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  skal du sette en konge over deg som Herren din Gud utvelger. Av dine brødre skal du sette en konge over deg. Du skal ikke sette en fremmed over deg, en som ikke er din bror.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da skal du sætte den til Konge over dig, som Herren din Gud skal udvælge; du skal sætte (en) midt ud af dine Brødre til Konge over dig, du kan ikke sætte en fremmed Mand over dig, ham, som ikke er din Broder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  da skal du sette ham til konge over deg som Herren din Gud velger: en fra dine brødre skal du sette som konge over deg: du skal ikke sette en fremmed, som ikke er dine brødre, over deg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses: one from among your brothers you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  da skal du sette over deg som konge den som Herren din Gud velger: en fra dine brødre skal du sette som konge over deg; du skal ikke sette en fremmed over deg, som ikke er din bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  så skal du sette over deg en konge som Herren utpeker; fra dine egne brødre skal du sette over deg en konge; du kan ikke sette en fremmed, som ikke er din bror, over deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  skal du sørge for å sette en konge over deg, som Herren din Gud skal velge; en fra blant dine brødre skal du sette som konge over deg; du skal ikke sette en utlending over deg, som ikke er din bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  så sørg for at du tar som din konge den mannen Herren din Gud har utpekt: kongen din skal være en av dine landsmenn, ikke en mann fra en annen nasjon som ikke er en av dine egne.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then thou shalt make him kinge ouer the, whom the Lorde thi God shal chose. One of thi brethern must thou make kinge ouer the, and mayst not sett a straunger ouer the which is not of thi brethern.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  the shalt thou set him to be kynge ouer the, whom the LORDE thy God shal chose. One of thy brethren shalt thou sett to be kynge ouer the. Thou mayest not set a strauger ouer the, which is not thy brother.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then thou shalt make him King ouer thee, whome the Lorde 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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then thou shalt make hym king ouer thee whom the Lorde thy God shall choose: Euen one from among thy brethren shalt thou make kyng ouer thee, and thou mayest not set a straunger ouer thee, which is not of thy brethren.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  you shall surely set him king over you, whom Yahweh your God shall choose: one from among your brothers shall you set king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 30:21 : 21 Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near, and he will approach Me—for who would dare to risk his life to approach Me? declares the LORD.
• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 Samuel said to the people, 'Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.' Then the people shouted, 'Long live the king!'
• 1 Chr 22:10 : 10 He will build a house for my name, and he will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.
• 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 Of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel.
• Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.
• Ps 2:6 : 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain.
• Jer 2:25 : 25 Keep your feet from going bare and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It’s hopeless! I love foreigners, and I will follow them.’
• 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one." 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.
• 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”
• 1 Chr 12:23 : 23 These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.
• Matt 22:17 : 17 Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
• 1 Sam 9:15-17 : 15 Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came, 16 "About this time tomorrow, I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. You shall anoint him as ruler over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines, for I have seen my people and their cry has reached me." 17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."