Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:20–21
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
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.