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Deuteronomy 21:20
20They must say to the leaders, ‘This is our son. He refuses to obey us. He does not do what we tell him. He only wants to do what will please himself. He drinks too much and he becomes drunk.’
Deuteronomy 21:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)They shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and they shall say to 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.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
Context of Deuteronomy 21:20
18Perhaps a man has a son who refuses to obey his parents. They punish him to teach him what is right, but he refuses to listen to them. 19If so, his parents must take their son to the leaders at the city gate. They must say to the leaders, ‘This is our son. He refuses to obey us. He does not do what we tell him. He only wants to do what will please himself. He drinks too much and he becomes drunk.’ 21Then all the men of the city must throw stones at the son until he is dead. In this way, you must remove all evil things like that from among you. Then all Israel's people will hear about what has happened. They will be afraid. 22A person may do an evil thing so that you punish him with death. If you have hung his dead body on a tree,
Read all of Deuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 21:20 word by word
וְאָמְר֞וּ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֗וֹ בְּנֵ֤נוּ זֶה֙ סוֹרֵ֣ר וּמֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּ זוֹלֵ֖ל וְסֹבֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
- of his cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- This our sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- stubbornסָרַרsârar · to rebelH5637
- and rebelliousמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
- he will not obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
- our voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- a gluttonזָלַלzâlal · be vileH2151
- and a drunkardסָבָאsâbâ' · drunkardsH5433
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:20
- Proverbs 29:17Warn your children when they do wrong things, so that you have peace in your mind. They will make you very happy.
- Proverbs 19:26Anyone who robs his father or chases away his mother is a bad son who brings shame to his family.
- Proverbs 20:1If you drink too much wine or strong drink, you do stupid things and you fight. It is not wise to become drunk.
- Proverbs 23:1915. Listen to me, my child. Learn to be wise and to live in a good way.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-21Verses 18-21 The formal accusation of parents against a child was to be received without inquiry, as being its own proof. Thus the just authority of the parents is recognized and effectually upheld (compare Exodus 20:12; Exodus 21:15, Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9); but the extreme and irresponsible power of life and death, conceded by the law of Rome and other pagan nations, is withheld from the Israelite father. In this, as in the last law, provision is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-21Verses 18-21 Observe how the criminal is here described. He is a stubborn and rebellious son. No child was to fare the worse for weakness of capacity, slowness, or dulness, but for wilfulness and obstinacy. Nothing draws men into all manner of wickedness, and hardens them in it more certainly and fatally, than drunkenness. When men take to drinking, they forget the law of honouring parents. His own father and mother must complain of him to the elders of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Calling someone a glutton and a drunkard was probably a common saying that implied self-indulgence and laziness. Such a person was seen as worthless, rebelling against both parents and the community, as well as God's authority (see Proverbs 23:20–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2118-21. If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son--A severe law was enacted in this case. But the consent of both parents was required as a prevention of any abuse of it; for it was reasonable to suppose that they would not both agree to a criminal information against their son except from absolute necessity, arising from his inveterate and hopeless wickedness; and, in that view, the law was wise and salutary, as such a person would be a pest and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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