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and they shall sayוְאָמְרוּto the eldersאֶל זִקְנֵיof his city,עִירוֹ“Thisזֶהson of oursבְּנֵנוּis stubbornסוֹרֵרand rebellious;וּמֹרֶהhe does notאֵינֶנּוּlistenשֹׁמֵעַto our voice;בְּקֹלֵנוּhe is a gluttonזוֹלֵלand a drunkard.”וְסֹבֵא
Deuteronomy 21:20
Study it in the app“and 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 21:20, word by word
- and they shall sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- to 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- son of oursבְּנֵbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- is stubbornסוֹרֵרsorer
be stubborn
Be stubborn: turn away from what one is told, refuse to be led.
Where else “sorer” appears- and rebelliousמֹרֶהmore
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “more” appears- listenשֹׁמֵעַshomea
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shomea” appears- to our voiceקֹלֵkole
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kole” appears- he is a gluttonזוֹלֵלzolel
be a glutton
To eat and spend without restraint.
Where else “zolel” appears- and a drunkardסֹבֵאsove
drunkard, strong drink
Drunkard; intoxicating drink.
Where else “sove” appears
The context
19then 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,
20 · This verse (above)
21Then all the men of his city shall stone him with stones so that he dies. So you shall remove the evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear.