▁interpreted ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁way ward ▁and ▁reb elli ous ▁son ▁( , ▁ben ▁sor er ▁um ore h ) ▁in ▁ ▁A ▁Bar ait a ▁taught ▁that ▁there ▁never ▁was ▁a ▁" st ub born ▁and ▁reb elli ous ▁son " ▁and ▁never ▁would ▁be , ▁and ▁that ▁ ▁was ▁written ▁merely ▁that ▁we ▁might ▁study ▁it ▁and ▁receive ▁reward ▁for ▁the ▁studying . ▁But ▁Rab bi ▁Jonathan ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁a ▁stub born ▁and ▁reb elli ous ▁son ▁and ▁sat ▁on ▁his ▁grave . ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁" a ▁son " ▁in ▁ ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁provision ▁applied ▁to ▁" a ▁son ," ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁daughter , ▁and ▁to ▁" a ▁son ," ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁full - g rown ▁man . ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁ex empt ed ▁a ▁minor , ▁because ▁min ors ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁within ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁command ments . ▁And ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁dedu ced ▁that ▁a ▁boy ▁became ▁li able ▁to ▁being ▁considered ▁" a ▁stub born ▁and ▁reb elli ous ▁son " ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁grew ▁two ▁gen ital ▁pub ic ▁hair s ▁until ▁his ▁pub ic ▁hair ▁grew ▁around ▁his ▁gen ital ia . ▁Rav ▁Jud ah ▁taught ▁in ▁Rav ' s ▁name ▁that ▁ ▁imp lied ▁that ▁the ▁son ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁nearly ▁a ▁man . ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁exclude ▁from ▁design ation ▁as ▁a ▁" st ub born ▁and ▁reb