13 All the people will hear and be afraid, and will not be contemptuous again.
13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
13 And all the people shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again.
13 Everyone will take notice and be impressed. That will put an end to presumptuous behavior.
13 And all the people shall hear and fear, and no longer act presumptuously.
13 Then everyone else will hear about it and be afraid to act so arrogantly.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:13
Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:8-13
(Read Deuteronomy 17:8-13)
Courts of judgment were to be set up in every city. Though their judgment had not the Divine authority of an oracle, it was the judgment of wise, prudent, experienced men, and had the advantage of a Divine promise.