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
Lexham English Bible
22 “And if a man commits a sin punishable by death,[a] and so he is put to death and you hang him on a tree, 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[b] that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.”
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- Deuteronomy 21:22 Literally “when shall be against a man a sin of judgment of death”
- Deuteronomy 21:23 Or “ground”
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