16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
Focused Passage
Deuteronomy 24:16
Justice for the Vulnerable and the Limits of Covenant Law
Divorce regulation (vv. 1–4) → protection of the new household (v. 5) → prohibition against seizing livelihood pledges (vv. 6, 10–13) → kidnapping law (vv. 7) → skin disease and Miriam's warning (vv. 8–9) → wage and pledge justice for the poor (vv. 14–15) → individual accountability (v. 16) → justice for the sojourner and widow (v. 17) → redemption memory as motive (vv. 18, 22) → gleaning laws for the threefold vulnerable (vv. 19–22)
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Verse 16
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Original words
Fathers אָבוֹת֙ H1 Noun - masculine plural shall not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be put to death יוּמְת֤וּ H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for עַל־ H5921 Preposition their children בָּנִ֔ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural nor children וּבָנִ֖ים H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural . . . לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle - יוּמְת֣וּ H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for עַל־ H5921 Preposition their fathers אָב֑וֹת H1 Noun - masculine plural each אִ֥יש H376 Noun - masculine singular is to die יוּמָֽתוּ׃ס H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for his own sin בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ H2399 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Cited in 2 Kings 14:6 and 2 Chronicles 25:4