If a man has a wayward and rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father and the voice of his mother, and they discipline him but he does not listen to them,
English: “A son to a man” — a minor does not become a wayward and rebellious son, for the verse says “if a man has a son”: a son who is near to the strength of manhood.
On the daf / in context: The law applies only to a youth who has reached the age of majority (thirteen years and one day) but is still close to the beginning of manhood. A true minor is excluded.
Type of Learning
Derash limiting the age of liability.
What Is Learned
A minor cannot be judged as a wayward and rebellious son; the law applies only near the beginning of adulthood.