25:4a Yet he did not put their sons to death,

He did not execute the officers’ children, however.
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But he did not kill their children.

25:4b but acted according to what is written in the Law,

⌊This was because⌋ he obeyed Yahweh’s law
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Instead he did what is stated in the law,

25:4c in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded:

in Moses’ book, where it speaks of such things. There Yahweh ordered:
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Moses’ book. There Yahweh said:

25:4d “Fathers must not be put to death for their children,

“Do not execute parents for ⌊the sins of⌋ their children.
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“Do not kill parents for what their children have done,

25:4e and children must not be put to death for their fathers;

Do not execute children for ⌊the sins of⌋ their parents.
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and do not kill children for what their parents have done.

25:4f each is to die for his own sin.”

Each man or woman must only die for their own sins.”
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You can only kill people for sins that they themselves have done.”

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