Deuteronomy 21:19

Modern

…his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

Traditional

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

Literal

…then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his city,

Latin

…apprehendent eum, et ducent ad seniores civitatis illius, et ad portam judicii,

Hebrew

English

…his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 16:18
You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 25:7
But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”
Zechariah 13:3
And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
Deuteronomy 21:2
…your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.