Deuteronomy 21:19
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:
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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place.
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- 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;
- BLB
- then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his city,
- ÅB
- da skal hans far og mor ta og føre ham ut til de eldste i hans by, til byens port.
- OTB
- skal hans far og mor ta ham og føre ham til de eldste ved inngangen til hans by.
- B1930
- da skal hans far og mor ta og føre ham ut til de eldste i hans by, til byens port.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 25:7
And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 21:2
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Read in contextZechariah 13:3
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
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