Deuteronomy 21:18

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִ֗ישׁ בֵּ֚ן סֹורֵ֣ר וּמֹורֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֣נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֔עַ בְּקֹ֥ול אָבִ֖יו וּבְקֹ֣ול אִמֹּ֑ו וְיִסְּר֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and they discipline him, but he does not listen to them.

Morphology

1. כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה (ki-ihyeh) – Root: היה (haya); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “If there is”; Notes: Introduces a conditional statement.
2. לְאִ֗ישׁ (le-ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to a man”; Notes: Indicates possession.
3. בֵּ֚ן (ben) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “a son”; Notes: The subject of the law.
4. סֹורֵ֣ר (sorer) – Root: סרר (sarar); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “stubborn”; Notes: A son who refuses correction.
5. וּמֹורֶ֔ה (u-moreh) – Root: מרה (marah); Form: Hiphil participle masculine singular; Translation: “and rebellious”; Notes: Indicates defiance.
6. אֵינֶ֣נּוּ (einenu) – Root: אין (ayin); Form: Negative particle with pronominal suffix; Translation: “he does not”; Notes: Absolute negation.
7. שֹׁמֵ֔עַ (shomea) – Root: שמע (shama); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “listen”; Notes: Emphasizes disobedience.
8. בְּקֹ֥ול (be-kol) – Root: קול (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to the voice of”; Notes: Symbolizes obedience.
9. אָבִ֖יו (aviv) – Root: אב (av); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his father”; Notes: Indicates parental authority.
10. וּבְקֹ֣ול (u-vekol) – Root: קול (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “and the voice of”; Notes: Parallelism in parental authority.
11. אִמֹּ֑ו (immo) – Root: אם (em); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his mother”; Notes: Completes the parental authority.
12. וְיִסְּר֣וּ (ve-yisru) – Root: יסר (yasar); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they discipline”; Notes: Strong corrective action.
13. אֹתֹ֔ו (oto) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “him”; Notes: Direct reference to the son.
14. וְלֹ֥א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “but not”; Notes: Continues negation.
15. יִשְׁמַ֖ע (yishma) – Root: שמע (shama); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he listens”; Notes: Repeated defiance.
16. אֲלֵיהֶֽם (aleihem) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Both parents are involved.