Deuteronomy 21:23 Hebrew Word Analysis

0לֹֽאh3808
1shall not remain all nightתָלִ֨יןh3885
2His bodyנִבְלָת֜וֹh5038
3עַלh5921
4upon the treeהָעֵ֗ץh6086
5כִּֽיh3588
7buryתִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙h6912
7buryתִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙h6912
8him that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםh3117
9הַה֔וּאh1931
10כִּֽיh3588
11is accursedקִלְלַ֥תh7045
20of Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָh430
13for he that is hangedתָּל֑וּיh8518
14וְלֹ֤אh3808
15be not defiledתְטַמֵּא֙h2930
16אֶתh853
17that thy landאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔h127
18אֲשֶׁר֙h834
19which the LORDיְהוָ֣הh3068
20of Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָh430
21givethנֹתֵ֥ןh5414
22לְךָ֖h0
23thee for an inheritanceנַֽחֲלָֽה׃h5159

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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 a curse of God); and thou shalt not defile thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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 may not be defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

World English Bible (WEB)

his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don't defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

his corpse doth not remain on the tree, for thou dost certainly bury him in that day -- for a thing lightly esteemed of God `is' the hanged one -- and thou dost not defile thy ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance.