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Deuteronomy 24:16 — King James Version← Study notes

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.


Deuteronomy 24:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 24:1613 words
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּמְתוּyûmətûDie
אָבוֹתʾāvwōtFather
עַלʿalAbove
בָּנִיםbānîmSon
וּבָנִיםûvānîmAnd son
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּמְתוּyûmətûDie
עַלʿalAbove
אָבוֹתʾāvwōtFather
אִישʾîšMan
בְּחֶטְאוֹbəḥeṭəʾwōIn crime
יוּמָתוּyûmātûDie
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

לֹאlōʾNot
יוּמְתוּyûmətûDie
אָבוֹתʾāvwōtFather
עַלʿalAbove
בָּנִיםbānîmSon
וּבָנִיםûvānîmAnd son
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּמְתוּyûmətûDie
עַלʿalAbove
אָבוֹתʾāvwōtFather
אִישʾîšMan
בְּחֶטְאוֹbəḥeṭəʾwōIn crime
יוּמָתוּyûmātûDie

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