2 Kings 14:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

but the children of the murderers he put not to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Jehovah commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י הַמַּכִּ֖ים לֹ֣א הֵמִ֑ית כַּכָּת֣וּב בְּסֵֽפֶר תּֽוֹרַת־מֹ֠שֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־יוּמְת֨וּ אָב֤וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וּבָנִים֙ לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֔וֹת כִּ֛י אִם־אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יוּמָֽת׃

Transliteration

Wə-ʾeth-bənê ha-makkîm lōʾ hēmîth ka-kātûb bə-sēper tôrath-mōsheh ʾăsher-ṣiwwāh YHWH lēmōr, lōʾ-yûmtû ʾābôth ʿal-bānîm û-bānîm lōʾ-yûmtû ʿal-ʾābôth kî ʾim-ʾîsh bə-ḥeṭʾô yûmāth

Grammar Details

*wə*: conjunction - and/but
*ʾeth*: direct object marker
*bənê*: construct masculine plural - sons of
*ha*: definite article - the
*makkîm*: hiphil participle, masculine plural - those who struck/killed
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*hēmîth*: hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he put to death
*ka*: preposition - according to
*kātûb*: qal passive participle, masculine singular - written
*bə*: preposition - for/because of
*sēper*: construct masculine singular - book of
*tôrath*: construct feminine singular - law of
*mōsheh*: proper noun - Moses
*ʾăsher*: relative particle - which
*ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - commanded
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*lēmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying
*yûmtû*: hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shall be put to death
*ʾābôth*: masculine plural - fathers
*ʿal*: preposition - for/because of
*bānîm*: masculine plural - sons/children
*û*: conjunction - and
*kî*: conjunction - but/for
*ʾim*: conditional particle - if/but
*ʾîsh*: masculine singular - man/each person
*ḥeṭʾô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sin
*yûmāth*: hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall be put to death

Word Meanings

*hēmîth*: executed/put to death/killed
*yûmtû*: shall be put to death/shall be executed
*ʿal*: for/because of/on account of

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 18:4 : 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Ezek 18:20 : 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Deut 24:16 : 16 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.
Jer 31:30 : 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

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