KJV King James Version
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son [is] stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; [he is] a glutton, and a drunkard.
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Deuteronomy 21:20
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son [is] stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; [he is] a glutton, and a drunkard.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
and they shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.”
ASV American Standard Version
and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son—this one—is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice—a glutton and drunkard;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 21
17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and [that], when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son [is] stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; [he is] a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged [is] accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאָמְר֞וּH559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)זִקְנֵ֣יH2205 · za.qenold: elderעִיר֗וֹH5892 · irexcitementבְּנֵ֤נוּH1121 · benson: childזֶה֙H2088 · zehthisסוֹרֵ֣רH5637 · sa.rarto rebelוּמֹרֶ֔הH4784 · ma.rahto rebelאֵינֶ֥נּוּH369 · a.yinnothingשֹׁמֵ֖עַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearבְּקֹלֵ֑נוּH6963 · qolvoiceזוֹלֵ֖לH2151 · za.lalto shakeוְסֹבֵֽא׃H5433 · sa.vato imbibe
Cross-references
Proverbs 23:29-35Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?Proverbs 20:1Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.Proverbs 23:19-21Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.Proverbs 19:26He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
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