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23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is [a]accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:23 Hebrew the curse of God.

23 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.

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