A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed - Deuteronomy 21

Deuteronomy 21

²² “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree, ₁ ²³ the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung ₂ 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.

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 has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree. The body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung 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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