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Deuteronomy 17:13 Cross-References
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“And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.”
Deuteronomy 17:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:13
And all the people shall hear, and fear (וְכָל־הָעָם יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָאוּ, vechol ha'am yishme'u veyira'u)—public execution served a pedagogical purpose. Yare (fear) encompasses reverence, awe, and deterrent fear. The execution's publicity wasn't cruel spectacle but covenantal instruction, teaching that presumptuous defiance of God's judicial order destroys community.Do no more presumptuously (zadon again) shows the death penalty's preventative function. Capital punishment for judicial contempt maintained the integrity of the entire legal system. Without enforceable supreme court decisions, la...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 17:13
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“and fear”
“and fear”
“whether he is native-born or a foreigner”