Deuteronomy 21:22-23
New American Standard Bible
22 “Now if [a]a person has committed a sin carrying (A)a sentence of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on [b]a tree, 23 (B)his body is not to be left overnight on the [c]tree, but you shall certainly bury him on the same day (for (C)he who is hanged is cursed of God), so that you (D)do not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
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- Deuteronomy 21:22 Lit a sin is in a person carrying
- Deuteronomy 21:22 Lit wood
- Deuteronomy 21:23 Lit wood
Deuteronomy 21:22-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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22 “If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, 23 you are not to leave his corpse on the tree overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse.(A) You must not defile the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.(B)
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