Deuteronomio 21:21

21 Entonces todos los hombres de esa ciudad lo matarán a pedradas. De ese modo limpiarás esa maldad que hay en medio de ti, y todo Israel se enterará y tendrá miedo.

Deuteronomio 21:21 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 21:21

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 judges were there (by whom he was admonished, and ordered to be beaten), as it it said, "this is our son", this is he that was beaten before you ^F6; and according to the Targum of Jonathan,

``if he feared (God, and showed any token of repentance) and received instruction, and they (his parents) desired to preserve him alive, they preserved him; but if he refused and was rebellious, then they stoned him;''

but the Jews say this law, and that of retaliation, were never put into execution:

so shalt thou put away evil from among you;
put a stop to, and prevent such an evil for the future, and remove the guilt of it; or, as the Targum of Jonathan, him that doeth that evil:

and all Israel shall hear, and fear;
it being to be publicly notified throughout the land, that such an one suffered death for such a crime, which would be a means of deterring others from the same; so Jarchi remarks,

``here (says he) a proclamation was necessary to be made by the sanhedrim, as that such an one was stoned because he was stubborn and rebellious;''

for the mystical sense of this see ( Ephesians 2:2 ) ( Colossians 3:6 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 3. sect. 4.

Deuteronomio 21:21 In-Context

19 En un caso así, el padre y la madre tendrán que llevarlo ante los ancianos mientras estén juzgando en las puertas de la ciudad.

20 Ambos padres les dirán a los ancianos: “Este hijo nuestro es terco y rebelde y se niega a obedecer. Es glotón y borracho”.

21 Entonces todos los hombres de esa ciudad lo matarán a pedradas. De ese modo limpiarás esa maldad que hay en medio de ti, y todo Israel se enterará y tendrá miedo.

22 Ordenanzas varias
»Si alguien cometió un delito digno de muerte, y por eso lo ejecutan y luego lo cuelgan de un árbol,

23 el cuerpo no debe quedar allí colgado toda la noche. Habrá que enterrarlo ese mismo día, porque todo el que ha sido colgado
es maldito a los ojos de Dios. De esa manera, evitarás que se contamine la tierra que el Señor
tu Dios te da como preciada posesión.