Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.Deuteronomy 24:16
Original language and places
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)
לֹֽא־יוּמְת֤וּ אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֑וֹת אִ֥יש בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יוּמָֽתוּ׃ ס
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יוּמְת֤וּyu.me.Tu“they will be put to death”Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- אָבוֹת֙'a.Vot“parents”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בָּנִ֔יםba.Nim“children”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- וּבָנִ֖יםu.va.Nim“and children”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
- אָב֑וֹת'a.Vot“parents”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- אִ֥יש'ish“anyone”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
- יוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tu“they will be put to death”Verb, hophal, 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)