Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him. Young's Literal Translation The soul that doth sin—it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him. King James Bible The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Hebrew The soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion who sins הַחֹטֵ֖את (ha·ḥō·ṭêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn is the one who הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will die. תָמ֑וּת (ṯā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill A son בֵּ֞ן (bên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son will not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bear יִשָּׂ֣א ׀ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the iniquity בַּעֲוֺ֣ן (ba·‘ă·wōn) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of the father, הָאָ֗ב (hā·’āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1: Father and a father וְאָב֙ (wə·’āḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1: Father will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bear יִשָּׂא֙ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the iniquity בַּעֲוֺ֣ן (ba·‘ă·wōn) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of the son. הַבֵּ֔ן (hab·bên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son The righteousness צִדְקַ֤ת (ṣiḏ·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively of the righteous man הַצַּדִּיק֙ (haṣ·ṣad·dîq) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous will fall תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon him, עָלָ֣יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and the wickedness וְרִשְׁעַ֥ת (wə·riš·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7564: Wickedness of the wicked man הָרָשָׁ֖ע (hā·rā·šā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person will fall תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon him. עָלָ֥יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against |