Deuteronomy 21:23

KJV

His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

— Deuteronomy 21:23, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 21 connects to 10 cross-references. When a murder victim is found without a known killer, the nearest town performs an expiation ritual over a heifer in a wadi. Laws address taking female prisoners of war as wives, the rights of the firstborn son of an …

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ASV

his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

YLT

his corpse doth not remain on the tree, for thou dost certainly bury him in that day--for a thing lightly esteemed of God <FI>is<Fi> the hanged one--and thou dost not defile thy ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--an inheritance.

BBE

Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.

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