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Deuteronomy 17:14-15 & 18-20 GNB (14) "After you have taken possession of the land that the LORD   ( ) your God is going to give you and have settled there, then you will decide you need a king like all the nations around you. (15) Be sure that the man you choose to be king is the one whom the LORD  ( ) has chosen. He must be one of your own people; do not make a foreigner your king.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 GNB (18) When he becomes king, he is to  have  (write for himself) a copy of the book of God's laws and teachings made from the original copy kept by the levitical priests. (19) He is to keep this book near him and read from it all his life, so that he will learn to honor the LORD  ( ) and to obey faithfully everything that is commanded in it. (20) This will keep him from thinking that he is better than other Israelites and from disobeying the LORD  ( )'s commands in any way. Then he will reign for many years, and his descendants will rule Israel for many generations.

Deuteronomy 17:14-15 & 18-20 LITV (14) When you come into the land which Jehovah  ( ) your God is giving to you, and have possessed it, and settled in it; and you shall say, Let me set a king over me like all the nations around me, (15) then you shall certainly set a king over you. You may not give an alien the rule over you, one who is not your brother.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 LITV (18) And it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this Law in a book, from before the priests, the Levites. (19) And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear Jehovah  ( ) your God, to keep all the Words of this Law and these statutes, to do them; (20) so that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left; so that he may prolong his days over his kingdom, he and his sons in the midst of Israel.

Deuteronomy 17:14-15 & 18-20 GW (14) You will enter the land that the LORD  ( ) your God is giving you. You will take possession of it and live there. You will say, "Let's have our own king like all the other nations around us." (15) Be sure to appoint the king the LORD  ( ) your God will choose. He must be one of your own people. Never let a foreigner be king, because he's not one of your own people.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 GW (18) When he becomes king, he should have the Levitical priests make him a copy of these teachings on a scroll. (19) He must keep it with him and read it his entire life. He will learn to fear the LORD  ( ) his God and faithfully obey everything found in these teachings and laws. (20) Then he won't think he's better than the rest of his people, and he won't disobey these commands in any way. So he and his sons will rule for a long time in Israel.

Deuteronomy 17:14-15 & 18-20 ESV (14) "When you come to the land that the LORD  ( ) your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, 'I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,' (15) you may indeed set a king over you whom the LORD  ( ) your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 ESV (18) "And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. (19) And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD  ( ) his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, (20) that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.

Deuteronomy 17:14-15 and 18-20 NWT 14 “When you eventually come into the land that Jehovah  ( ) your God is giving you, and you have taken possession of it and have dwelt in it, and you have said, ‘Let me set a king over myself like all the nations who are round about me’; 15 you should without fail set over yourself a king whom Jehovah  ( ) your God will choose. From among your brothers you should set a king over yourself. You will not be allowed to put over yourself a foreigner who is not your brother.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20  And it must occur that when he takes his seat on the throne of his kingdom, he must write in a book for himself a copy of this law from that which is in the charge of the priests, the Levites. 19 “And it must continue with him, and he must read in it all the days of his life, in order that he may learn to fear Jehovah  ( ) his God so as to keep all the words of this law and these regulations by doing them; 20 that his heart may not exalt itself above his brothers and that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left, in order that he may lengthen his days upon his kingdom, he and his sons in the midst of Israel.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation