Deuteronomy 21:20
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And they shall say unto 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 say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
In other translations
And they shall say unto 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 say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Hebrew words
וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they will sayH559אֶל־'el-toH413זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205עִירוֹirocity hisH5892בְּנֵנוּbenenuson ourH1121זֶהzehthisH2088סוֹרֵרsorer[is] stubbornH5637וּמֹרֶהumorehand rebelliousH4784אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot heH369שֹׁמֵעַshomea'[is] listeningH8085בְּקֹלֵנוּbekolenuto voice ourH6963זוֹלֵלzolela gluttonH2151וְסֹבֵא׃vesove'and a drunkardH5433
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Proverbs 23:29-3529 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. 31 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. 32 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- Proverbs 23:19-2119 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. 20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. 21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
- Proverbs 19:26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
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