Deuteronomy 21:23 meaning and explanation
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.
Deuteronomy 21:23, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Moses is speaking to Israel as they prepare to enter the promised land, setting out case law for capital cases. A executed criminal's body might be hung on a tree as a public sign that judgment had fallen.
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