Deuteronomy 21:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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. ”
לוּן
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
נַחֲלָה
an inheritance
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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נְבֵלָה
corpse/ his
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נְבֵלָה
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
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נָתַן
is about to give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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טָמֵא
you will make unclean
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טָמֵא
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
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תָּלָה
one who is hanged
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תָּלָה
to suspend (especially to gibbet)
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קְלָלָה
is a curse of
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קְלָלָה
vilification
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קָבַר
certainly to bury
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קָבַר
to inter
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