Deuteronomy 21:23

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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.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.

In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

לֹא־lo'-notH3808תָלִיןtalinit will remain overnightH3885נִבְלָתוֹnivlatocorpse hisH5038עַל־'al-onH5921הָעֵץha'etzthe treeH6086כִּי־ki-forH3588קָבוֹרkavorcertainly <to bury>H6912תִּקְבְּרֶנּוּtikberenuyou will bury himH6912בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931כִּי־ki-forH3588קִלְלַתkilat[is] a curse ofH7045אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430תָּלוּיtalui[one who] is hangedH8518וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תְטַמֵּאtetame'you will make uncleanH2930אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אַדְמָתְךָ'admatekhaland yourH127אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430נֹתֵןnoten[is] about to giveH5414לְךָlekhato <the> youנַחֲלָה׃ סnachalahan inheritanceH5159

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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