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: “For a hanging person is a curse of God” — meaning, why is this one hanging? Because he cursed the Name, and thus the Name of Heaven is desecrated.
On the daf / in context: One classic reading of the verse explains that the hanging itself causes a desecration of God’s Name, because passers-by see the body and are reminded of the blasphemy.
Type of Learning
Derash on the phrase “kilelat Elokim talui” explaining the reason for prompt burial.
What Is Learned
The body of one who cursed God must be taken down promptly so that the Name of Heaven not remain in a state of public disgrace.