2 Kings

2 Kings 14:6

⁶Yet 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.”^b

Footnotes

b 14:6 Deuteronomy 24:16|DEU 24:16

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
he did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
put the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the murderers	הַמַּכִּ֖ים	ham·mak·kîm	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5221 smite
to death	הֵמִ֑ית	hê·mîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
according to what is written	כַּכָּת֣וּב	kak·kā·ṯūḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3789 write
in the Book	בְּסֵ֣פֶר	bə·sê·p̄er	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Law	תּֽוֹרַת־	tō·w·raṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of Moses	מֹ֠שֶׁה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
commanded	צִוָּ֨ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Fathers	אָב֤וֹת	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be put to death	יוּמְת֨וּ	yū·mə·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their children	בָּנִים֙	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and children	וּבָנִים֙	ū·ḇā·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be put to death	יוּמְת֣וּ	yū·mə·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their fathers	אָב֔וֹת	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is to die	יָמוּת׃	yå̄·mūṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for his own sin	בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ	bə·ḥeṭ·’ōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2399 sin

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Deuteronomy 24:16 · Ezekiel 18:20 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Jeremiah 31:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.