Ulangan 17:15

17:15 you must select without fail ¹  a king whom the Lord your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens ²  you must appoint a king – you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites. ³ 

Ulangan 19:15

19:15 A single witness may not testify ⁴  against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established ⁵  only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

[17:15]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “without fail.”

[17:15]  ² tn Heb “your brothers,” but not referring to siblings (cf. NIV “your brother Israelites”; NLT “a fellow Israelite”). The same phrase also occurs in v. 20.

[17:15]  ³ tn Heb “your brothers.” See the preceding note on “fellow citizens.”

[19:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “rise up” (likewise in v. 16).

[19:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “may stand.”