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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now if a person has committed a sin <i>carrying</i> a sentence of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And if a man has committed a sin, the judgment of which is death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death and [afterward] you hang him on a tree [as a public example],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If a criminal is put to death, and you hang the dead body on a tree, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When a convicted person is put to death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"If someone has been put to death for a crime and the body is hung on a post, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If a person commits a sin punishable by death and is executed, and you hang the corpse on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if a man shall have committed a sin worthy of death, and he must be put to death, and thou shalt hang him on a tree:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when there is a sin in a man [with] a judgment of death, and he has been put to death, and you have hanged him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when there is in a man a sin -- a cause of death, and he hath been put to death, and thou hast hanged him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when there shall be sin in a man of the judgment of death, and he being put to death, and thou shalt hang him upon a tree:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When a man will have sinned in a matter which is punished by death, and, having been judged unto death, he has been hanged on a gallows:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When someone is convicted of a crime punishable by death and is executed, and you hang him on a tree,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if any man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is crucified on a tree, and thus put to death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if a man owes a judgment of death for the sake of sins and he will be hangedcrucified on wooda treea cross and he will be killed:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if there be sin in any one, <i>and</i> the judgment of death <i>be upon him</i>, and he be put to death, and ye hang him on a tree:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=5901" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Cursed is Anyone Hung on a Tree</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ḇə·’îš (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2399.htm" title="2399: ḥêṭ (N-msc) -- A sin. From chata'; a crime or its penalty.">a sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·paṭ- (N-msc) -- Judgment. ">worthy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: wə·hū·māṯ (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and he is executed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: wə·ṯā·lî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">and you hang</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">his body</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">a tree,</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29</a></span><br />He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">2 Samuel 21:6-9</a></span><br />let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king. / Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul. / But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-31.htm">John 19:31</a></span><br />It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Matthew 27:38</a></span><br />Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Acts 5:30</a></span><br />The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Acts 10:39</a></span><br />We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/40-19.htm">Genesis 40:19</a></span><br />Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a></span><br />Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/4-12.htm">2 Samuel 4:12</a></span><br />So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a></span><br />So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and you hang him on a tree:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/4-12.htm">2 Samuel 4:12</a></b></br> And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged <i>them</i> up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried <i>it</i> in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29</a></b></br> And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, <i>that remaineth</i> unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Joshua 10:26</a></b></br> And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.</p><p class="hdg">in</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Deuteronomy 19:6</a></b></br> Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he <i>was</i> not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Deuteronomy 22:26</a></b></br> But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; <i>there is</i> in the damsel no sin <i>worthy</i> of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so <i>is</i> this matter:</p><p class="hdg">thou hang</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">2 Samuel 21:6,9</a></b></br> Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, <i>whom</i> the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give <i>them</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-33.htm">Luke 23:33</a></b></br> And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-31.htm">John 19:31-38</a></b></br> The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and <i>that</i> they might be taken away… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/21-6.htm">Body</a> <a href="/exodus/37-21.htm">Capital</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/genesis/41-13.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/job/31-11.htm">Punishable</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-18.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-20.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">Capital</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-66.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Punishable</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-1.htm">The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">The usage of a captive taken to wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">A rebellious son is to be stoned to death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If a man has committed a sin worthy of death</b><br>This phrase refers to the legal and moral standards set by the Mosaic Law, which prescribed capital punishment for certain offenses. These sins included idolatry, blasphemy, murder, and other serious transgressions (<a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12-17</a>, <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2-27</a>). The phrase underscores the gravity of sin in the eyes of God and the community, reflecting the holiness and justice of God. It also highlights the importance of maintaining purity and order within the Israelite society.<p><b>and he is executed</b><br>Execution was the ultimate penalty for the most severe crimes, serving as a deterrent and a means of purging evil from among the people (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Deuteronomy 13:5</a>). The method of execution varied, including stoning, burning, or the sword, depending on the crime (<a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Leviticus 20:27</a>, <a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Numbers 15:35</a>). This reflects the seriousness with which the community was to deal with sin, ensuring that justice was served according to divine law.<p><b>and you hang his body on a tree</b><br>Hanging on a tree was not the method of execution but a post-mortem display of the executed criminal. This act served as a public warning and a symbol of divine curse (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a>). In the New Testament, this imagery is significant in understanding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who was "hanged on a tree" (<a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Acts 5:30</a>, <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>). Christ's crucifixion fulfilled the curse of the law, as He bore the sins of humanity, becoming a curse for us to redeem us from the law's condemnation. This connection emphasizes the redemptive work of Christ and the fulfillment of Old Testament typology.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sinful_man.htm">The Sinful Man</a></b><br>Represents an individual who has committed a sin deemed worthy of capital punishment under the Mosaic Law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_execution.htm">The Execution</a></b><br>Refers to the carrying out of a death sentence as prescribed by the law for certain offenses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tree.htm">The Tree</a></b><br>Symbolizes the method of displaying the executed body, which in ancient Israelite culture was a sign of divine curse and disgrace.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelite_community.htm">Israelite Community</a></b><br>The people of Israel who are given these laws to maintain holiness and justice within their society.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mosaic_law.htm">Mosaic Law</a></b><br>The legal and moral code given to the Israelites through Moses, which includes various laws about justice and punishment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>The passage highlights the seriousness with which God views sin and the necessity of justice. It reminds us of the holiness required by God and the consequences of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_the_tree.htm">The Symbolism of the Tree</a></b><br>The tree is a symbol of curse and disgrace. In the New Testament, it becomes a symbol of redemption through Christ, who bore our curse.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a></b><br>The law served to maintain order and holiness among God's people. It points to the need for a savior who can fulfill the law perfectly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_redemptive_work.htm">Christ's Redemptive Work</a></b><br>Jesus' death on the cross fulfills the curse of the law, offering believers freedom from the penalty of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_a_holy_life.htm">Living a Holy Life</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in a way that reflects God's holiness, understanding the gravity of sin and the grace offered through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_hanging_cursed_in_deut._21_22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22–23: Why is a person hung on a tree considered cursed, and how does this align with New Testament references to Christ’s crucifixion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_necrophilia.htm">What does the Bible say about necrophilia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_isaiah_53_9's_grave_claim.htm">Isaiah 53:9 claims the servant is assigned a grave with the wicked but ends up with the rich—where is the historical or archeological evidence to support this detail? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_delay_burial_in_2_sam_21_9.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:9, how is the extended exposure of the corpses justified when Deuteronomy 21:22–23 calls for prompt burial? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><a href="/context/deuteronomy/21-22.htm" title="And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and you hang him on a tree:">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a>.--<span class= "bld">HANGING.</span><p>(22) <span class= "bld">And he be put to death.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and he hath been put to death. </span>Hanging <span class= "ital">followed </span>death in Israel (<a href="/context/joshua/10-26.htm" title="And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees until the evening.">Joshua 10:26-27</a>).<p>(23) <span class= "bld">His body shall not remain all night.</span>--Observed by Joshua, but broken by the Gibeonites (<a href="/context/2_samuel/22-9.htm" title="There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.">2Samuel 22:9-10</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/22-14.htm" title="The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.">2Samuel 22:14</a>).<p><span class= "bld">He that is hanged is accursed of God.</span>--In the LXX., "Cursed of God <span class= "ital">is every one that hangeth upon a tree," </span>and cited in this form by St. Paul (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm" title="Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:">Galatians 3:13</a>). We cannot see why he should be pronounced cursed, except for the sake of that which was designed by "the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God," that His Son Jesus Christ should bear our sins in His own body on the tree, and redeem us from the curse of the Law, by being "made a curse for us." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 22, 23.</span> - When a criminal was put to death and was hanged upon a tree, his body was not to remain there over-night, but was to be buried the same day on which he was executed. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If a man have committed a sin worthy of death</span>; literally, <span class="accented">If there be on a man a judgment of death</span>; if he lie under sentence of death. <span class="cmt_word">Hang him on a tree.</span> This refers not to putting to death by strangling, but to the impaling of the body after death (cf. C. B. Michaelis, 'De Judiciis Poenisque Capitalibus in Sac. Script. Commemoratis,' in 'Sylloge Commentt. Theolog.,' edita a D. J. Pott, vol. 4. p. 209). This was an aggravation of the punishment, as the body so impaled was exposed to insult and assault (cf. <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/40-19.htm">Genesis 40:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has committed</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sin</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֛טְא</span> <span class="translit">(ḥêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2399.htm">Strong's 2399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crime, its penalty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">worthy</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפַּט־</span> <span class="translit">(miš·paṭ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of death,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֖וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he is executed,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוּמָ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you hang</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתָלִ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯā·lî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suspend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his body</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tree,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵֽץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:22 If a man have committed a sin (Deut. 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