Deuteronomy 17:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּ֑וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב אַחֶ֗יךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָתֵ֤ת עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

Śôm tāśîm upon you meleḵ whom yiḇḥar YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā in him; from qereḇ ʾaḥeḵā tāśîm upon you meleḵ; not tûḵal to lātēt upon you ʾîš noḵrî who not-ʾāḥîḵā he.

Grammar Details

שׂ֣וֹם: qal infinitive absolute - surely/indeed
תָּשִׂ֤ים: qal imperfect 2ms - you shall set
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙: preposition + 2ms suffix - upon you
מֶ֔לֶךְ: noun masculine singular - king
אֲשֶׁ֥ר: relative particle - who
יִבְחַ֛ר: qal imperfect 3ms - he will choose
יְהוָ֥ה: divine name - YHWH
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ: noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God
בּ֑וֹ: preposition + 3ms suffix - in him
מִקֶּ֣רֶב: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - from midst of
אַחֶ֗יךָ: noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your brothers
לֹ֣א: negative particle - not
תוּכַ֗ל: qal imperfect 2ms - you are able/can
לָתֵ֤ת: qal infinitive construct - to give/set
אִ֣ישׁ: noun masculine singular - man
נָכְרִ֔י: adjective masculine singular - foreign
לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ: negative particle + noun masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix - not your brother
הֽוּא: 3ms pronoun - he [is]

Word Meanings

*śôm tāśîm*: you shall surely set/you must appoint
*meleḵ*: king/ruler
*yiḇḥar*: will choose/will select
*qereḇ*: midst/among
*ʾaḥeḵā*: your brothers/your fellow Israelites
*tûḵal*: you are able/you can/you may
*lātēt*: to give/to set/to place
*ʾîš*: man/person
*noḵrî*: foreign/foreigner/stranger
*ʾāḥîḵā*: your brother/your kinsman

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Referenced Verses

Jer 30:21 : 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
1 Sam 10:24 : 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
1 Chr 22:10 : 10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
1 Chr 28:5 : 5 And of all my sons,(for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Jer 2:25 : 25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
2 Sam 5:2 : 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
1 Chr 12:23 : 23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
Matt 22:17 : 17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
1 Sam 9:15-17 : 15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, 16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

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