Ki Seitzei 24:16 · unit 4
TT #568 · 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
לֹא יוּמְתוּ – בְּבֵית דִּין.
English: “Shall not be put to death” — by the court.
On the daf / in context: The restriction applies to human judicial execution; divine judgment operates by different rules.
Type of Learning
Scope of the prohibition.
What Is Learned
Human courts may not execute a relative in place of the offender.