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

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, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

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Verse 18

Original words

Ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiona manלְאִ֗ישׁH376Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularhasיִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רH5637Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הH4784Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularsonבֵּ֚ןH1121Noun - masculine singularwho does notאֵינֶ֣נּוּH369Adverb | third person masculine singularobeyשֹׁמֵ֔עַH8085Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .בְּק֥וֹלH6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructhis fatherאָבִ֖יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וּבְק֣וֹלH6963Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructand motherאִמּ֑וֹH517Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularandוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledoes not listenיִשְׁמַ֖עH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃H413Preposition | third person masculine pluralwhen disciplinedוְיסְּר֣וּH3256Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

his fatherאָבִ֣יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand motherוְאִמּ֑וֹH517Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularare to lay holdוְתָ֥פְשׂוּH8610Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralof himב֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularand bringוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralhimאֹת֛וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יH2205Adjective - masculine plural constructof his cityעִיר֖וֹH5892Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singulartoוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe gateשַׁ֥עַרH8179Noun - masculine singular constructof his hometownמְקֹמֽוֹ׃H4725Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

and sayוְאָמְר֞וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe eldersזִקְנֵ֣יH2205Adjective - masculine plural construct-עִיר֗וֹH5892Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularThisזֶה֙H2088Pronoun - masculine singularson of oursבְּנֵ֤נוּH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralis stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רH5637Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand rebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הH4784Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhe does notאֵינֶ֥נּוּH369Adverb | third person masculine singularobey usשֹׁמֵ֖עַH8085Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּH6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralHe is a gluttonזוֹלֵ֖לH2151Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand a drunkardוְסֹבֵֽא׃H5433Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Then allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe menאַנְשֵׁ֨יH582Noun - masculine plural constructof his cityעִיר֤וֹH5892Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill stone himוּ֠רְגָמֻהוּH7275Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular. . .בָֽאֲבָנִים֙H68Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralto deathוָמֵ֔תH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularSo you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥H1197Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe evilהָרָ֖עH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularfrom among youמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָH7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwill hearיִשְׁמְע֥וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland be afraidוְיִרָֽאוּ׃סH3372Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13

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