Deuteronomy 21:22
“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
In context
19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives, 20 and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ 21 Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
22 “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
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- KJV King James Version
— Deuteronomy 21:22 in the KJV
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
- NIV New International Version
— Deuteronomy 21:22 in the NIV
If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,