Verse 15

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.

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.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• biblecontext

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• 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.

• 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 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall come from among them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach me: for who is he who devoted his heart to approach me? says the LORD.
• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.
• 1 Chr 22:10 : 10 He shall build a 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 forever.
• 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has 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 I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Jer 2:25 : 25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst: but you said, There is no hope: no; for I have loved foreign gods, and after them I will go.
• 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. 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 brothers: 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 times past when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and brought them in. And the LORD said to you, You will feed my people Israel, and you will be a captain over Israel.
• 1 Chr 12:23 : 23 Now these are the numbers of the divisions that were ready for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
• Matt 22:17 : 17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to 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 Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people from the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me. 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, Behold the man who I spoke to you of! this same shall reign over my people.