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Deuteronomy 21:20

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.”
Deuteronomy 21:20
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Original language and places

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)

וְאָמְר֞וּ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֗וֹ בְּנֵ֤נוּ זֶה֙ סוֹרֵ֣ר וּמֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּ זוֹלֵ֖ל וְסֹבֵֽא׃

  1. וְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.Ru“and they will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  4. עִיר֗וֹi.Ro“city his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  5. בְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nu“son our”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. זֶה֙zeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  7. סוֹרֵ֣רso.Rer“[is] stubborn”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָרַר · “to rebel” · Strong's H5637
  8. וּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.Reh“and rebellious”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָרָה · “to rebel” · Strong's H4784
  9. אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nu“not he”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  10. שֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'“[is] listening”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  11. בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּbe.ko.Le.nu“to voice our”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  12. זוֹלֵ֖לzo.Lel“a glutton”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָלַל · “be vile” · Strong's H2151B
  13. וְסֹבֵֽא׃ve.so.Ve'“and a drunkard”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָבָא · “be drunk” · Strong's H5433B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)