Ki Seitzei 24:16 · unit 3
TT #567 · 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
וּבָנִים לֹא יוּמְתוּ עַל אָבוֹת – הֲדָדִיּוּת.
English: “Neither shall children be put to death for fathers” — reciprocity.
On the daf / in context: The prohibition runs in both directions.
Type of Learning
Bidirectional rule.
What Is Learned
Neither generation is punished by the court for the other’s sin.