Deuteronomy 21:21

Deuteronomy 21:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall put away the evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear.

Context of Deuteronomy 21:21

19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place; 20And 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. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shalt thou remove evil from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. 22And if a man shall have committed a sin worthy of death, and he must be put to death, and thou shalt hang him on a tree: 23His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land may not be defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 21:21 word by word

וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֤וֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ וָמֵ֔ת וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִשְׁמְע֥וּ וְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• stoneרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• removeבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:21

• Deuteronomy 13:10And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he shall die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
• Deuteronomy 17:5Then shalt thou bring forth to thy gates that man or that woman, who have committed that wicked thing, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
• Leviticus 24:16And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 13:5And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou remove the evil from the midst of thee.
• Deuteronomy 19:19Then shall ye do to him, as he had thought to do to his brother: so shalt thou remove the evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 22:21Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she may die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house: so shalt thou remove evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 13:11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21:21

• 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
• 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 21:21

• Children
• Church
• Drunkard
• Drunkenness
• Fear of God
• Gluttony
• Government
• Punishment
• Self-Will

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Controversy
• Crucifixion
• Divers
• Rebellious
• Wrought
• Atonement, Day of
• Child; Children

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