2 Kings 14:6
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But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
In other translations
But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
Hebrew words
וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121הַמַּכִּיםhamakimthose [who] had struck downH5221לֹאlo'notH3808הֵמִיתhemithe put to deathH4191כַּכָּתוּבkakatuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789בְּסֵפֶרbeseferin [the] book ofH5612תּוֹרַת־torat-[the] law ofH8451מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּמְתוּyumetuthey will be put to deathH4191אָבוֹת'avotfathersH1עַל־'al-onH5921בָּנִיםbanimsonsH1121וּבָנִיםuvanimand sonsH1121לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּמְתוּyumetuthey will be put to deathH4191עַל־'al-onH5921אָבוֹת'avotfathersH1כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518אִישׁ'isheachH376בְּחֶטְאוֹbechet'ofor own sin hisH2399יוּמָת׃yamuthe will be put to deathH4191
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 24:16The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
- Ezekiel 18:20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
- Ezekiel 18:4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
- Jeremiah 31:30But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
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