21 (A)Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. (B)So you shall purge the evil from your midst, (C)and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed

22 “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 (D)his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for (E)a hanged man is cursed by God. (F)You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.

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21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death.(A) You must purge the evil(B) from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.(C)

Various Laws

22 If someone guilty of a capital offense(D) is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, 23 you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight.(E) Be sure to bury(F) it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.(G) You must not desecrate(H) the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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