Verse 19

his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
  • Deut 21:2 : 2 then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the surrounding cities.
  • Deut 25:7 : 7 But if the man does not wish to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the city gate and say, 'My brother-in-law is refusing to perform his duty to preserve his brother's name in Israel. He is unwilling to marry me.'
  • Zech 13:3 : 3 If anyone still prophesies on that day, his father and mother—those who gave birth to him—will say to him, ‘You must die, because you have spoken lies in the name of the LORD.’ Then his parents, who brought him into the world, will pierce him through when he prophesies.