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Deuteronomy 21:20

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

KJV

dicentque ad eos : Filius noster iste protervus et contumax est : monita nostra audire contemnit, comessationibus vacat, et luxuriæ atque conviviis :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐροῦσιν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν Ὁ υἱὸς ἡμῶν οὗτος ἀπειθεῖ καὶ ἐρεθίζει, οὐχ ὑπακούει τῆς φωνῆς ἡμῶν, συμβολοκοπῶν οἰνοφλυγεῖ·

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/אָמְר֞וּ אֶל זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֗/וֹ בְּנֵ֤/נוּ זֶה֙ סוֹרֵ֣ר וּ/מֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֥/נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּ/קֹלֵ֑/נוּ זוֹלֵ֖ל וְ/סֹבֵֽא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יַּמְרוּ
ymrv
verb · 45×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 4×
נָזֹֽלּוּ
nzlv
verb · 8×
סוֹרֵ֣ר
svrr
verb · 17×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eph 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
  • Gal 5:21 — Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Prov 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
  • Prov 23:19 — Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
  • Prov 23:21 — For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  • Prov 23:29 — Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
  • Prov 29:17 — Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
  • Prov 30:11 — There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.