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2 Chronicles 25:4

Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book 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.”

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ASV

But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.

KJV

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.Hemchildren theirH1121 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
הֵמִ֑יתhe.Mithe put to deathH4191 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
כַכָּת֣וּבkha.ka.Tuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789 →
בַּתּוֹרָ֡הba.to.Rahin the lawH8451 →
בְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferin [the] book ofH5612 →
מֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehMosesH4872 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָמ֨וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191 →
אָב֤וֹת'a.VotparentsH1 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
בָּנִים֙ba.NimchildrenH1121 →
וּבָנִים֙u.va.Nimand childrenH1121 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָמ֣וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אָב֔וֹת'a.VotparentsH1 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376 →
בְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'Ofor own sin hisH2399 →
יָמֽוּתוּ׃ פya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191 →

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Deuteronomy 24:16Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.Ezekiel 18:20The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.Jeremiah 31:29–30“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’2 Kings 14:5–6As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.Ezekiel 18:4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.2 Kings 9:26‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”Nehemiah 1:7We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.Joshua 8:31just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

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