Deuteronomy 21:22-23
English Standard Version
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 (A)his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for (B)a hanged man is cursed by God. (C)You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
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Deuteronomy 21:22-23
International Standard Version
Burial of the Executed
22 “If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree, 23 his body must not remain overnight on the tree. You must bury him that same day, because cursed of God is the one who has been hanged on a tree. Don’t defile your land that the Lord is about to give you as your inheritance.”
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