Derasha 2 on Shoftim 17:13

TT #82 · Parashas Shoftim · First Aliyah · Passuk 13

The Complete Passuk

וְכׇל־הָעָ֖ם יִשְׁמְע֣וּ וְיִרָ֑אוּ וְלֹ֥א יְזִיד֖וּן עֽוֹד׃

all the people will hear and be afraid and will not act presumptuously again.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin / Sifrei.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

וכל העם ישמעו. ויראו ולא יזידון עוד — מלמד שהמטרה היא הרתעה.

English: And all the people shall hear and fear and shall not act presumptuously again — this teaches that the purpose is deterrence.

On the daf / in context

The public nature of the punishment is explicitly for the education and deterrence of the wider community.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned

The public execution and proclamation are intended to deter future acts of judicial rebellion.