23 (A)his body is not to be left overnight on the [a]tree, but you shall certainly bury him on the same day (for (B)he who is hanged is cursed of God), so that you (C)do not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:23 Lit wood

23 his dead body shall not hang on the tree, but certainly you shall bury him on that day, for cursed by God is one that is being hung; so you shall not defile your land[a] that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:23 Or “ground”