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Deuteronomy 21:23
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 21:23
New King James Version
23 (A)his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that (B)you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for (C)he who is hanged is accursed of God.
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Deuteronomy 21:23
The Message
Deuteronomy 21:23
The Message
22-23 When a man has committed a capital crime, been given the death sentence, executed and hung from a tree, don’t leave his dead body hanging overnight from the tree. Give him a decent burial that same day so that you don’t desecrate your God-given land—a hanged man is an insult to God.
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New King James Version (NKJV)
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