Deuteronomy 21:19

Then shall his av and his em lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the zekenim of his town, and unto the sha'ar (gate) of his place;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

In Context

18If an ish have a stubborn and rebellious ben, which will not obey the voice of his av, or the voice of his em, and that, when they have chastened him, will not give heed unto them;

20And they shall say unto the zekenim of his town, This our ben is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a zolel (glutton) and a soveh (drunkard).

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:2Then thy zekenim and thy shofetim shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the towns which are round about him that is slain;

Zechariah 13:3And it shall come to pass, that if any shall still prophesy, then his av and his em that bore him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest sheker b'Shem Hashem; and his av and his em that bore him shall thrust him through + 13:3 dakar, 12:10 when he prophesieth.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:19-23

Punishment of a Rebellious Son; Burial of Malefactors. ( b. c. 1451.) 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he… Read the whole commentary →

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