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A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed

22 “And if a man has committed a sin, (A)the judgment of which is death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 (B)his corpse shall not hang all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him on the same day (because (C)cursed of God is he who is hanged), so that you (D)do not make unclean your land which Yahweh your God gives you as an inheritance.

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Hanging

22 Now if someone is guilty of a capital crime, and they are executed, and you then hang them on a tree, 23 you must not leave the body hanging on the tree but must bury it the same day because God’s curse is on those who are hanged.[a] Furthermore, you must not pollute the ground that the Lord your God is giving to you as an inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 21:23 LXX, Vulg, Tg Neofiti God’s curse is on those who are hanged; Syr, Tg Onqelos those who curse God are to be hanged; Heb uncertain

Various Laws

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

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