Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, New Living Translation “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree, English Standard Version “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, Berean Standard Bible If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, King James Bible 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: New King James Version “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, New American Standard Bible “Now if a person has committed a sin carrying a sentence of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, NASB 1995 “If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, NASB 1977 “And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, Legacy Standard Bible “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, Amplified Bible “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], Christian Standard Bible “If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, Holman Christian Standard Bible If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, American Standard Version And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; Contemporary English Version If a criminal is put to death, and you hang the dead body on a tree, English Revised Version And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; GOD'S WORD® Translation When a convicted person is put to death, Good News Translation "If someone has been put to death for a crime and the body is hung on a post, International Standard Version "If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree, Majority Standard Bible If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, NET Bible If a person commits a sin punishable by death and is executed, and you hang the corpse on a tree, New Heart English Bible If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree; Webster's Bible Translation 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: World English Bible If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd 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, Young's Literal Translation '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, Smith's Literal Translation 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: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen 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: Catholic Public Domain Version 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: New American Bible If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang him on a tree, New Revised Standard Version When someone is convicted of a crime punishable by death and is executed, and you hang him on a tree, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if any man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is crucified on a tree, and thus put to death; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; Brenton Septuagint Translation And if there be sin in any one, and the judgment of death be upon him, and he be put to death, and ye hang him on a tree: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cursed is Anyone Hung on a Tree22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, 23you 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.… Cross References Galatians 3:13 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.” Numbers 25:4 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.” Joshua 8:29 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. 2 Samuel 21:6-9 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. ... John 19:31 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. Matthew 27:38 Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left. Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. Acts 10:39 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, 1 Peter 2:24 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.” Genesis 40:19 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.” Leviticus 24:16 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. 1 Samuel 31:10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan. 2 Samuel 4:12 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. Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. Treasury of Scripture 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: 2 Samuel 4:12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. Joshua 8:29 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, that remaineth unto this day. Joshua 10:26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. in Numbers 25:4 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. Deuteronomy 19:6 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 was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. Deuteronomy 22:26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter: thou hang 2 Samuel 21:6,9 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them… Luke 23:33 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. John 19:31-38 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 that they might be taken away… Jump to Previous Body Capital Cause Committed Crime Death Hang Hanged Hanging Hung Offense Punishable Punishment Sin Tree WorthyJump to Next Body Capital Cause Committed Crime Death Hang Hanged Hanging Hung Offense Punishable Punishment Sin Tree WorthyDeuteronomy 21 1. The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder10. The usage of a captive taken to wife 15. The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection 18. A rebellious son is to be stoned to death 22. The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree If a man has committed a sin worthy of death This phrase introduces the concept of capital punishment within the ancient Israelite legal system. The Hebrew word for "sin" here is "חֵטְא" (chet), which implies a moral failing or transgression against God's law. The phrase "worthy of death" indicates that the sin is of such gravity that it disrupts the covenantal relationship between God and His people. Historically, sins deemed worthy of death included idolatry, murder, and blasphemy, reflecting the seriousness with which the community was to uphold divine law. and he is put to death and you hang his body on a tree (22) And he be put to death.--Better, and he hath been put to death. Hanging followed death in Israel (Joshua 10:26-27). (23) His body shall not remain all night.--Observed by Joshua, but broken by the Gibeonites (2Samuel 22:9-10; 2Samuel 22:14). He that is hanged is accursed of God.--In the LXX., "Cursed of God is every one that hangeth upon a tree," and cited in this form by St. Paul (Galatians 3:13). 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." . . . Verses 22, 23. - 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. Verse 22. - If a man have committed a sin worthy of death; literally, If there be on a man a judgment of death; if he lie under sentence of death. Hang him on a tree. 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. Numbers 25:4; Genesis 40:19).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a man בְאִ֗ישׁ (ḇə·’îš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person has committed יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a sin חֵ֛טְא (ḥêṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2399: A crime, its penalty worthy מִשְׁפַּט־ (miš·paṭ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of death, מָ֖וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin and he is executed, וְהוּמָ֑ת (wə·hū·māṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and you hang וְתָלִ֥יתָ (wə·ṯā·lî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8518: To suspend his body אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a tree, עֵֽץ׃ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood Links Deuteronomy 21:22 NIVDeuteronomy 21:22 NLT Deuteronomy 21:22 ESV Deuteronomy 21:22 NASB Deuteronomy 21:22 KJV Deuteronomy 21:22 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 21:22 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 21:22 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 21:22 French Bible Deuteronomy 21:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:22 If a man have committed a sin (Deut. 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