for the thing hanged is accursed of God lit. a curse of God. This was the meaning of such exposure of the corpse after execution. God's wrath was heaped upon it; or it became doubly unclean and therefore terribly charged with infection to its surroundings. The LXX version of these words: κεκαταραμένος ὑπὸ θεοῦ πᾶς κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου is quoted by Paul with a difference ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου in support of his statement that Christ was made a curse for us.

that thou defile not In D only here and Deuteronomy 24:4, but the idea, differently expressed, is frequent.

giveth thee for an inheritance Deuteronomy 15:4. see on Deuteronomy 4:21.

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