World English Bible
Deuteronomy 21:23
“his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don't defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 21
21
All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
22
If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree;
23
his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don't defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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