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Deuteronomy 21:23

you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
תָלִ֨יןta.Linit will remain overnightH3885 →
נִבְלָת֜וֹniv.la.Tocorpse hisH5038 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעֵ֗ץha.'Etzthe treeH6086 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
קָב֤וֹרka.Vorcertainly <to bury>H6912 →
תִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙tik.be.Re.nuyou will bury himH6912 →
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
קִלְלַ֥תki.Lat[is] a curse ofH7045 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
תָּל֑וּיta.Lui[one who] is hangedH8518 →
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תְטַמֵּא֙te.ta.Me'you will make uncleanH2930 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaland yourH127 →
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to giveH5414 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
נַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.Lahan inheritanceH5159 →

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Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”John 19:31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.2 Samuel 21:10And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.Ezekiel 39:12For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land.John 18:32This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.Leviticus 18:25Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.Philippians 2:8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.Luke 23:33When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.Joshua 8:29He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,Joshua 10:26–27After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.Numbers 35:33–34Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.Numbers 25:4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”Esther 9:13Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”Mark 15:24And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.Joshua 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.

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