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Deuteronomy 21:23 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 21 · verse 23
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
Deuteronomy 21:23 in context
21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
22And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
23His 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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Key words (Strong's)
- accursedqᵉlâlâhvilificationH7045 →
- defiledṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- hangedtâlâhto suspendH8518 →
- nightlûwnto stopH3885 →
- bodynᵉbêlâha flabby thingH5038 →
- treeʻêtsa treeH6086 →
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Here is, I. A law for the punishing of a rebellious son. Having in the former law provided that parents should not deprive their children of their right, it was fit that it should next be provided that children withdraw not the honour and duty which are owing to their parents, for there is no partiality in the divine…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-23