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Deuteronomy 21:22-23
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22 “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree,[a] 23 the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung[b] is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession.

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  1. 21:22 Or impaled on a pole; similarly in 21:23.
  2. 21:23 Greek version reads for everyone who is hung on a tree. Compare Gal 3:13.
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Deuteronomy 21:22-23
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22 “If a man has committed a crime worthy of death, and is executed and then hanged on a tree, 23 his body shall not remain on the tree overnight. You must bury him the same day, for anyone hanging on a tree is cursed of God. Don’t defile the land the Lord your God has given you.

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