Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:23
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
- c 21:23 LXX; Hebrew anyone who is hanged is under God’s curse; cited in Galatians 3:13|GAL 3:13
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you must not leave | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the body | נִבְלָת֜וֹ | niḇ·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the tree | הָעֵ֗ץ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| overnight | תָלִ֨ין | ṯā·lîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| but | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you must be sure to bury | קָב֤וֹר | qā·ḇō·wr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6912 bury |
| him | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| that day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| anyone who is hung | תָּל֑וּי | tā·lui | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H8518 hang |
| is under God’s | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| curse | קִלְלַ֥ת | qil·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7045 curse |
| You must not | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| defile | תְטַמֵּא֙ | ṯə·ṭam·mê | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| the land | אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ | ’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| as an inheritance | נַחֲלָֽה׃ס | na·ḥă·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.