Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:16

¹⁶Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.^d

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fathers	אָבוֹת֙	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
shall not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be put to death	יוּמְת֤וּ	yū·mə·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their children	בָּנִ֔ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
nor children	וּבָנִ֖ים	ū·ḇā·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their fathers	אָב֑וֹת	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
each	אִ֥יש	ʾīš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is to die	יוּמָֽתוּ׃ס	yū·mā·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.