Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 21:20

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.”

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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

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