A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed - Deuteronomy 21

Deuteronomy 21

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

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Deuteronomy 21:22

Strong's Concordance

Deuteronomy 21:22

And if a manH376 have committed a sinH2399 worthy ofH4941 death,H4194 and he be to be put to deathH4191, and thou hangH8518 him on a tree:H6086

Notes

Deuteronomy 21:22 - 23

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

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