Deuteronomy 21:18

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
Deuteronomy 21:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִ֗ישׁ בֵּ֚ן סוֹרֵ֣ר וּמוֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֣נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֔עַ בְּק֥וֹל אָבִ֖יו וּבְק֣וֹל אִמּ֑וֹ וְיסְּר֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh“he will belong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. לְאִ֗ישׁle.'Ish“to anyone”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  4. בֵּ֚ןben“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. סוֹרֵ֣רso.Rer“stubborn”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָרַר · “to rebel” · Strong's H5637
  6. וּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.Reh“and rebellious”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָרָה · “to rebel” · Strong's H4784
  7. אֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nu“not he”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  8. שֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'“[is] listening”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  9. בְּק֥וֹלbe.Kol“to [the] voice of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  10. אָבִ֖יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  11. וּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.Kol“and to [the] voice of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  12. אִמּ֑וֹ'i.Mo“mother his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  13. וְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.Ru“and they will discipline”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָסַר · “to discipline” · Strong's H3256
  14. אֹת֔וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. יִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'“he will listen”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  17. אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)