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then his fatherאָבִיוand his motherוְאִמּוֹshall take holdוְתָפְשׂוּof himבוֹand bringוְהוֹצִיאוּhimאֹתוֹout toאֶלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof his city,עִירוֹtoוְאֶלthe gateשַׁעַרof his place,מְקֹמוֹ
Deuteronomy 21:19
Study it in the app“then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his place,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 21:19, word by word
- then his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- shall take holdתָפְשׂוּtafsu
seize
To grab or capture someone.
Where else “tafsu” appears- and bringהוֹצִיאוּhotsiu
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsiu” appears- the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- of his cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of his placeמְקֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears
The context
18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and they discipline him and he will not listen to them,
19 · This verse (above)
20and they shall say to the elders of his city, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not listen to our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.”