Then allוּ כָּלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof his cityעִירוֹshall stone himרְגָמֻהוּwith stonesבָאֲבָנִיםso that he dies.וָמֵתSo you shall removeוּבִעַרְתָּthe evilהָרָעfrom among you,מִקִּרְבֶּךָand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall hearיִשְׁמְעוּand fear.וְיִרָאוּ
Deuteronomy 21:21
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Deuteronomy 21:21, word by word
- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of his cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- shall stone himרְגָמֻregamu
stone
Stone to death: kill someone by throwing stones at him; in the Law the whole people carried it out.
Where else “regamu” appears- with stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- so that he diesמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- So you shall removeבִעַרְתָּviarta
sweep away
To wipe out completely: "purge the evil".
Where else “viarta” appears- the evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- from among youקִּרְבֶּkirbe
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirbe” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- shall hearיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appears- and fearיִרָאוּyirau
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yirau” appears
The context
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.”
21 · This verse (above)
22And if there is in a man a sin with a sentence of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,