New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 21:15-21
15“IfH3588 a manH376 hasH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, the oneH259 lovedH157 and 1the otherH259 2unlovedH8130, and both the lovedH157 and the 3unlovedH8130 have borneH3205 him sonsH1121, if the firstbornH1060 sonH1121 belongs to the 4unlovedH8146, 16then it shall be in the dayH3117 he 5willsH5157 whatH834 he hasH1961 to his sonsH1121, he cannotH3201H3808 makeH1069 the sonH1121 of the lovedH157 the firstbornH1069 beforeH5921H6440 the sonH1121 of the 6unlovedH8130, who is the firstbornH1060. 17But he shall acknowledgeH5234 the firstbornH1060, the sonH1121 of the 7unlovedH8130, by givingH5414 him a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of allH3605 that 8he hasH4672, for he is the 9beginningH7225 of his strengthH202; 10to him belongs the rightH4941 of the firstbornH1060.
18“IfH3588 anyH376 manH376 hasH1961 a stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784 sonH1121 who will 11not obeyH8085H6963 his fatherH1 or his motherH517, and when they chastiseH3256 him, he will not even listenH8085 to them, 19then his fatherH1 and motherH517 shall seizeH8610 him, and bringH3318 him out to the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892 12at the gatewayH8179 of his hometownH4725. 20They shall sayH559 to the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892, ‘ThisH2088 sonH1121 of ours is stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784, he will not obeyH8085H6963 us, he is a gluttonH2151 and a drunkardH5433.’ 2113Then allH3605 the menH376 of his cityH5892 shall stoneH7275 him to deathH4191; so 14you shall removeH1197 the evilH7451 from your midstH7130, and 15allH3605 IsraelH3478 will hearH8085 of it and fearH3372.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 21:15 Gen 29:33 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 21:15 Lit hated ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 21:15 Lit hated ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 21:15 Lit hated ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 21:16 Lit makes to inherit ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 21:16 Lit hated ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit hated ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit is found with him ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 21:17 Gen 49:3 ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 21:17 Gen 25:31 ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 21:18 Ex 20:12; Lev 19:3; Prov 1:8; Eph 6:1-3 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 21:19 Lit and to the gate of his place ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 21:21 Lev 20:2, 27; 24:14-23; Num 15:25, 36 ↩
- 14. Deuteronomy 21:21 Deut 19:19 ↩
- 15. Deuteronomy 21:21 Deut 13:11 ↩
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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