Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 21:18–21

¹⁸If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, ¹⁹his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown, ²⁰and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”

²¹Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you,^a and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

Footnotes

a 21:21 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13|1CO 5:13

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Deuteronomy 21:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	לְאִ֗ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
has	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a stubborn	סוֹרֵ֣ר	sō·w·rêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
and rebellious	וּמוֹרֶ֔ה	ū·mō·w·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
son	בֵּ֚ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
who does not	אֵינֶ֣נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
obey	שֹׁמֵ֔עַ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
his father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	אִמּ֑וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
and	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
does not listen	יִשְׁמַ֖ע	yiš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to them	אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
when disciplined	וְיסְּר֣וּ	ws·sə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish

Deuteronomy 21:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
his father	אָבִ֣יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וְאִמּ֑וֹ	wə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
are to lay hold	וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ	wə·ṯā·p̄ə·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
of him	ב֖וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and bring	וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ	wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
him	אֹת֛וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the elders	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of his city	עִיר֖וֹ	‘î·rōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the gate	שַׁ֥עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of his hometown	מְקֹמֽוֹ׃	mə·qō·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

Deuteronomy 21:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and say	וְאָמְר֞וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the elders	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
This	זֶה֙	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
son of ours	בְּנֵ֤נוּ	bə·nê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1121 son
is stubborn	סוֹרֵ֣ר	sō·w·rêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
and rebellious	וּמֹרֶ֔ה	ū·mō·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
he does not	אֵינֶ֥נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
obey us	שֹׁמֵ֖עַ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
He is a glutton	זוֹלֵ֖ל	zō·w·lêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2151 shake
and a drunkard	וְסֹבֵֽא׃	wə·sō·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5433 imbibe, drink largely

Deuteronomy 21:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֨י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of his city	עִיר֤וֹ	‘î·rōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
will stone him	וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ	ū·rə·ḡā·mu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular	H7275 stone, kill by stoning
to death	וָמֵ֔ת	wā·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
So you must purge	וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥	ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
the evil	הָרָ֖ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from among you	מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ	miq·qir·be·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will hear	יִשְׁמְע֥וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
and be afraid	וְיִרָֽאוּ׃ס	wə·yi·rā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear

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Deuteronomy 21:18 Leviticus 19:3 · Exodus 20:12 · Hebrews 12:9–11 · Amos 4:11–12 · Proverbs 20:20 · Proverbs 23:13–14 · Proverbs 29:17 · Proverbs 19:18 · Ephesians 6:1–3 · Isaiah 1:5 · Proverbs 30:17 · Isaiah 1:2

Deuteronomy 21:20 Proverbs 20:1 · Proverbs 23:29–35 · Proverbs 29:17 · Proverbs 23:19–21

Deuteronomy 21:21 Deuteronomy 19:19–20 · Deuteronomy 13:10–11 · Deuteronomy 13:5 · Leviticus 24:16

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