Ki Seitzei 24:16 · unit 2

TT #566 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 24:16

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־יוּמְת֤וּ אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֑וֹת אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יוּמָֽתוּ׃

Fathers shall not be put to death for children, neither shall children be put to death for fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Chabad.org — 24:16

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 285.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ יוּמָתוּ – כָּל אֶחָד בַּעֲוֹנוֹ.

English: “Every man shall be put to death for his own sin” — each for his own iniquity.

On the daf / in context: Capital liability is strictly personal.

Type of Learning

Principle of personal liability.

What Is Learned

Only the one who committed the capital offense is liable to death.