God & Savior

Deuteronomy 21:23

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.
Deuteronomy 21:23
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לֹא־תָלִ֨ין נִבְלָת֜וֹ עַל־הָעֵ֗ץ כִּֽי־קָב֤וֹר תִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־קִלְלַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים תָּל֑וּי וְלֹ֤א תְטַמֵּא֙ אֶת־אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃ ס

  1. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. תָלִ֨יןta.Lin“it will remain overnight”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לוּן · “to lodge” · Strong's H3885A
  3. נִבְלָת֜וֹniv.la.To“corpse his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נְבֵלָה · “carcass” · Strong's H5038
  4. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. הָעֵ֗ץha.'Etz“the tree”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  6. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. קָב֤וֹרka.Vor“certainly <to bury>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from קָבַר · “to bury” · Strong's H6912
  8. תִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙tik.be.Re.nu“you will bury him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָבַר · “to bury” · Strong's H6912
  9. בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yom“on the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. הַה֔וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. קִלְלַ֥תki.Lat“[is] a curse of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קְלָלָה · “curse” · Strong's H7045
  13. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  14. תָּל֑וּיta.Lui“[one who] is hanged”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּלָה · “to hang” · Strong's H8518
  15. וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. תְטַמֵּא֙te.ta.Me'“you will make unclean”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  17. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.kha“land your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  19. אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  20. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  21. אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  22. נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten“[is] about to give”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  23. לְךָ֖le.Kha“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  24. נַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.Lah“an inheritance”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)