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One of these men MUST become with us a witness to his resurrection

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ESV, Ac 1:
22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.
The word 'must' was not found in the Greek. Yet, on Biblehub, 23 versions used the word 'must'. Why?
Let's see the context, BSB, Ac 1:
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men
BDAG G1163 δεῖ:
① to be under necessity of happening, it is necessary, one must, one has to, denoting compulsion of any kind.
who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
The idea of G1163-necessary appeared in the previous sentence (v 21) regarding choosing a replacement. Most versions repeated the G1163 idea onto verse 22 even though the word G1163 itself wasn't in verse 22. That's reasonable.