However, he did not put the children of the murderers to death, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses where the Lord commanded, “Fathers must not be put to death because of children, and children must not be put to death because of fathers; instead, each one will be put to death for his own sin.”(A)

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Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law(A) of Moses where the Lord commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:6 Deut. 24:16

They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord’s instruction with them.(A) They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

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They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law(A) of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.

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—came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses,(A) which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested(B) because the hand of Yahweh his God was on him.(C)

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this Ezra(A) came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted(B) him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.(C)

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all the people gathered together(A) at the square in front of the Water Gate.(B) They asked Ezra the scribe(C) to bring the book of the law of Moses(D) that the Lord had given Israel.

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all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate.(A) They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses,(B) which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

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