Deuteronomy 17:13

Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses Israel after prescribing capital punishment for those who defy priestly or judicial authority and before detailing the future request for a king.

The words — The Hebrew יִשְׁמְעוּ (yishme'u) means "they will hear," while וְלֹא (lo') combined with עוֹד (od) literally yields "not again," which the text renders as "no longer."

The thread — This formula of hearing leading to fear and cessation of evil recurs in Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 19:20, and aligns with the divine warning in Numbers 15:30.

Why it lands — The text states that public knowledge of judicial enforcement will produce fear and stop arrogant rebellion; it requires readers to recognize that communal obedience is sustained through witnessed consequences rather than private conviction alone.

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The Hebrew words

וְכָל־ve./kholand/ all הָעָ֖םha./'Amthe/ people יִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'Uthey will hear וְיִרָ֑אוּve./yi.Ra.'uand/ they may fear וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not יְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.Du/nthey will act presumptuously/ !עֽוֹד׃ סodagain

King James Version

And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 13:11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
Deuteronomy 19:20 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.
Numbers 15:30 But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.