Deuteronomy 21:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָלִ֨ין
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
נִבְלָת֜וֹ
nᵉbêlâh
H5038
carcass
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעֵ֗ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
קָב֤וֹר
qâbar
H6912
to bury
תִּקְבְּרֶ֨נּוּ֙
qâbar
H6912
to bury
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
קִלְלַ֥ת
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
תָּל֑וּי
tâlâh
H8518
to hang
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תְטַמֵּא֙
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to be unclean
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֖
נַחֲלָֽה
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
his corpse shall not remain on the tree. Instead, you shall surely bury him that day; for cursed of God a hanged man. And you shall not defile your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you an inheritance.
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