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2 Chronicles 25:4

Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book 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.”
2 Chronicles 25:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א הֵמִ֑ית כִּ֣י כַכָּת֣וּב בַּתּוֹרָ֡ה בְּסֵ֣פֶר מֹשֶׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־יָמ֨וּתוּ אָב֤וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וּבָנִים֙ לֹא־יָמ֣וּתוּ עַל־אָב֔וֹת כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יָמֽוּתוּ׃ פ

  1. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  2. בְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.Hem“children their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. הֵמִ֑יתhe.Mit“he put to death”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  5. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. כַכָּת֣וּבkha.ka.Tuv“according to <the> [what] is written”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
  7. בַּתּוֹרָ֡הba.to.Rah“in the law”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  8. בְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.fer“in [the] book of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
  9. מֹשֶׁה֩mo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  10. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vah“he commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  12. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  14. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. יָמ֨וּתוּya.Mu.tu“they will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  16. אָב֤וֹת'a.Vot“parents”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  17. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  18. בָּנִים֙ba.Nim“children”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  19. וּבָנִים֙u.va.Nim“and children”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  20. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  21. יָמ֣וּתוּya.Mu.tu“they will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  22. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  23. אָב֔וֹת'a.Vot“parents”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  24. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  25. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“each”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  26. בְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'O“for own sin his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֵטְא · “sin” · Strong's H2399
  27. יָמֽוּתוּ׃ פya.Mu.tu“they will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)