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Deuteronomy 13:11

Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses Israel immediately after prescribing the stoning of a false prophet, positioning this statement as the intended outcome of the carried-out judgment. The command looks forward to the community's reaction rather than describing a past event.

The words — The Hebrew יוֹסִפוּ (yo.Si.fu) literally means "they will add" or "they will repeat," combined with לַ/עֲשׂ֗וֹת (la./'a.Sot) "to do," forming the phrase "they will not repeat to do."

The thread — This deterrent formula appears in Deuteronomy 17:13 and Deuteronomy 19:20, where public justice produces fear and halts further evil. Proverbs 19:25 parallels the mechanism by which striking a mocker teaches the simple to beware.

Why it lands — The text states that the community will hear the punishment and refrain from repeating the offense, requiring readers to recognize justice as a public deterrent rather than a private transaction.

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The Hebrew words

וְכָל־ve./kholand/ allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'Uthey will hearוְיִֽרָא֑וּןve./yi.ra.'U/nand/ they will fear/ !וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ notיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.futhey will repeatלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla./'a.Sotto/ doכַּדָּבָ֥רka./da.Varlike the/ thingהָרָ֛עha./Ra'<the>/ evilהַזֶּ֖הha./Zeh<the>/ thisבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סbe./kir.Be./chain/ midst/ your

King James Version

And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

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