Deuteronomy 21:19

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17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn ^aby giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he ^bis the beginning of his strength; ^cthe right of the firstborn is his.

The Rebellious Son

18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them,

19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city.

20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’

21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; ^aso you shall put away the evil from among you, ^band all Israel shall hear and fear.

Miscellaneous Laws

22 “If a man has committed a sin ^adeserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

23 ^ahis body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that ^byou do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for ^che who is hanged is accursed of God.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 21:19

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American Standard 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;

Amplified® Bible
Then his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

Contemporary English Version
If a son is like that, his parents must drag him to the town gate, where the leaders of the town hold their meetings.

Darby English 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;

Good News Bible
His parents are to take him before the leaders of the town where he lives and make him stand trial.

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;

New American Standard Bible
then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown.

New International Version
his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town.

New King James Version
then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown.

Revised Standard Version
then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

Young's Literal Translation
then laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place,

New English Translation
his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

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