Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 21:18-21

Blood, Honor, and Covenant Order in the Land

From unsolved corporate guilt requiring atonement, through the regulation of vulnerable persons (captive woman, overlooked firstborn, rebellious son, hanged criminal), to the requirement that even judicial death not defile the land — the chapter consistently moves from problem of defilement or disorder toward covenant-ordered resolution.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,

19 his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

20 and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

Luke 15:11 BSB references Ephesians 6:1 Classic cross-references Matthew 15:4 Classic cross-references Proverbs 30:17 Classic cross-references Exodus 20:12 Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction a man לְאִ֗ישׁ H376 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular has יִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular a stubborn סוֹרֵ֣ר H5637 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular and rebellious וּמוֹרֶ֔ה H4784 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular son בֵּ֚ן H1121 Noun - masculine singular who does not אֵינֶ֣נּוּ H369 Adverb | third person masculine singular obey שֹׁמֵ֔עַ H8085 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . בְּק֥וֹל H6963 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct his father אָבִ֖יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular . . . וּבְק֣וֹל H6963 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct and mother אִמּ֑וֹ H517 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle does not listen יִשְׁמַ֖ע H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to them אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural when disciplined וְיסְּר֣וּ H3256 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural - אֹת֔וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 25:6 Classic cross-references Genesis 22:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:7 Classic cross-references Genesis 24:60 Classic cross-references Proverbs 31:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

his father אָבִ֣יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and mother וְאִמּ֑וֹ H517 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular are to lay hold וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ H8610 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural of him ב֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular and bring וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural him אֹת֛וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the elders זִקְנֵ֥י H2205 Adjective - masculine plural construct of his city עִיר֖וֹ H5892 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular to וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the gate שַׁ֥עַר H8179 Noun - masculine singular construct of his hometown מְקֹמֽוֹ׃ H4725 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Galatians 5:21 Classic cross-references Proverbs 23:21 Classic cross-references Ephesians 5:18 Classic cross-references Proverbs 20:1 Classic cross-references Proverbs 23:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

and say וְאָמְר֞וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the elders זִקְנֵ֣י H2205 Adjective - masculine plural construct - עִיר֗וֹ H5892 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular This זֶה֙ H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular son of ours בְּנֵ֤נוּ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural is stubborn סוֹרֵ֣ר H5637 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular and rebellious וּמֹרֶ֔ה H4784 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular he does not אֵינֶ֥נּוּ H369 Adverb | third person masculine singular obey us שֹׁמֵ֖עַ H8085 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּ H6963 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural He is a glutton זוֹלֵ֖ל H2151 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular and a drunkard וְסֹבֵֽא׃ H5433 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 5:13 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 5:20 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 19:19 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 19:20 Classic cross-references Leviticus 24:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the men אַנְשֵׁ֨י H582 Noun - masculine plural construct of his city עִיר֤וֹ H5892 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular will stone him וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ H7275 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular . . . בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ H68 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural to death וָמֵ֔ת H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular So you must purge וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ H1197 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the evil הָרָ֖ע H7451 Article | Adjective - masculine singular from among you מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ H7130 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular will hear יִשְׁמְע֥וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural and be afraid וְיִרָֽאוּ׃ס H3372 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13

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