His body shall not remain overnight on the tree; rather you shall bury him on that same day, for a hanging person is a curse of God, and you shall not defile your land that Hashem your God is giving you as an inheritance.
English: “Rather you shall bury him” — this is a positive commandment.
On the daf / in context: The Gemara (and Sifrei) identify the phrase “ki kavor tikberenu” as the source of the positive mitzvah of burial on the same day.
Type of Learning
Derash identifying a positive commandment from the verse’s language.
What Is Learned
Burial of the executed person on the same day is a positive commandment of the Torah.