Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 21:22–23

22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,b 23you 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.c You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Footnotes

  • b 21:22 Or impale his body on a pole; similarly in verse 23
  • c 21:23 LXX; Hebrew anyone who is hanged is under God’s curse; cited in Galatians 3:13|GAL 3:13

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Deuteronomy 21:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifוְכִֽי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a manבְאִ֗ישׁḇə·’îšPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
has committedיִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sinחֵ֛טְאḥêṭNoun - masculine singular constructH2399 sin
worthyמִשְׁפַּט־miš·paṭ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4941 judgment
of deathמָ֖וֶתmā·weṯNoun - masculine singularH4194 death
and he is executedוְהוּמָ֑תwə·hū·māṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
and you hangוְתָלִ֥יתָwə·ṯā·lî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH8518 hang
his bodyאֹת֖וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
a treeעֵֽץ׃‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood

Deuteronomy 21:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you must not leaveלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the bodyנִבְלָת֜וֹniḇ·lā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5038 carcass, corpse
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the treeהָעֵ֗ץhā·‘êṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood
overnightתָלִ֨יןṯā·lînVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3885 lodge, pass the night
butכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you must be sure to buryקָב֤וֹרqā·ḇō·wrVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH6912 bury
himהַה֔וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
anyone who is hungתָּל֑וּיtā·luiVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH8518 hang
is under God’sאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
curseקִלְלַ֥תqil·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7045 curse
You must notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
defileתְטַמֵּא֙ṯə·ṭam·mêVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2930 be or become unclean
the landאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH127 ground, land
thatאֲשֶׁר֙’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
is givingנֹתֵ֥ןnō·ṯênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
youלְךָ֖lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
as an inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃סna·ḥă·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 21:22 Acts 26:31 · John 19:31–38 · Deuteronomy 22:26 · Acts 23:29 · Luke 23:33 · Matthew 26:66

Deuteronomy 21:23 Galatians 3:13 · John 19:31 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Leviticus 18:25 · Romans 9:3 · Numbers 35:33–34 · Numbers 25:4 · Joshua 8:29 · Joshua 10:26–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.