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.”2 Kings 14:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י הַמַּכִּ֖ים לֹ֣א הֵמִ֑ית כַּכָּת֣וּב בְּסֵ֣פֶר תּֽוֹרַת־מֹ֠שֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־יוּמְת֨וּ אָב֤וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וּבָנִים֙ לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֔וֹת כִּ֛י אִם־אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יוּמָֽת׃
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- הַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.Kim“those [who] had struck down”Definite article + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הֵמִ֑יתhe.Mit“he put to death”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- כַּכָּת֣וּבka.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
- בְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.fer“in [the] book of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
- תּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-“[the] law of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
- מֹ֠שֶׁהMo.sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vah“he commanded”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יוּמְת֨וּyu.me.Tu“they will be put to death”Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- אָב֤וֹת'a.Vot“fathers”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בָּנִים֙ba.Nim“sons”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- וּבָנִים֙u.va.Nim“and sons”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יוּמְת֣וּyu.me.Tu“they will be put to death”Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- אָב֔וֹת'a.Vot“fathers”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- כִּ֛יki“that”Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
- אִם־'im-“except”Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
- אִ֥ישׁ'ish“each”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- בְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'O“for own sin his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֵטְא · “sin” · Strong's H2399
- יוּמָֽת׃ya.mut“he will be put to death”Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)