Ezekiel 18:20

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The 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.

In other translations

The 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.

Hebrew words

הַנֶּפֶשׁhanefeshthe soulH5315הַחֹטֵאתhachotetwhich sinsH2398הִיאhi'itH1931תָמוּתtamutit will dieH4191בֵּןbena childH1121לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִשָּׂא׀yisa'he will bearH5375בַּעֲוֹןba'avonin [the] iniquity ofH5771הָאָבha'avthe parentH1וְאָבve'avand a parentH1לֹאlo'notH3808יִשָּׂאyisa'he will bearH5375בַּעֲוֹןba'avonin [the] iniquity ofH5771הַבֵּןhabenthe childH1121צִדְקַתtzidkat[the] righteousness ofH6666הַצַּדִּיקhatzadikthe righteous [person]H6662עָלָיו'alavon himH5921תִּהְיֶהtihyehit will beH1961וְרִשְׁעַתverish'atand [the] wickedness ofH7564הָרָשָׁעharasha'the wicked [person]H7563עָלָיו'alavon himH5921תִּהְיֶה׃ סtihyehit will beH1961

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