deuteronomy 21:22 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:

deuteronomy 21:22 "And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

22, 23. if a man have committed a sin . . . and thou hang him on a tree--Hanging was not a Hebrew form of execution (gibbeting is meant), but the body was not to be left to rot or be a prey to ravenous birds; it was to be buried "that day," either because the stench in a hot climate would corrupt the air, or the spectacle of an exposed corpse bring ceremonial defilement on the land.

deuteronomy 21:22 "And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

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