And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
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Gill's Exposition
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die,.... The populace; that is, after his trial is finished, and he is condemned to die; and he was not stoned until the three first…
The formal accusation of parents against a child was to be received without inquiry, as being its own proof. Thus the just authority of the parents is recognized and effectually upheld (compare Exo…
Here is, I. A law for the punishing of a rebellious son. Having in the former law provided that parents should not deprive their children of their right, it was fit that it should next be provided…
Cambridge Bible
stone Heb. ragamas in Ar.; only here in D, which elsewhere has saḳal, see on Deu 13:10 (11), but found in JE (Jos 7:25), H (Lev 20:2; Lev 20:27) and P (Num 14:10, etc.).
put away, etc.] see on Deu…
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