Deu 21:22 | MHM | STEP | v. 22 : If someone was executed for a serious crime, sometimes the body was hung up as a public warning. This was not the same as hanging by the neck until dead, but showing the body after death, especially for crimes like blasphemy. However, the law required that the body be taken down and buried before sunset, to avoid extra shame and to keep the land clean .

‏ Deuteronomy 21:22

v. 22: If someone was executed for a serious crime, sometimes the body was hung up as a public warning. This was not the same as hanging by the neck until dead, but showing the body after death, especially for crimes like blasphemy. However, the law required that the body be taken down and buried before sunset, to avoid extra shame and to keep the land clean .