וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א הֵמִ֑ית כִּ֣י כַכָּת֣וּב בַּתּוֹרָ֡ה בְּסֵ֣פֶר מֹשֶׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־יָמ֨וּתוּ אָב֤וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וּבָנִים֙ לֹא־יָמ֣וּתוּ עַל־אָב֔וֹת כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יָמֽוּתוּ׃ (פ)
저희 자녀는 죽이지 아니하였으니 이는 모세 율법 책에 기록한 대로 함이라 곧 여호와께서 명하여 이르시기를 자녀로 인하여 아비를 죽이지 말 것이요 아비로 인하여 자녀를 죽이지 말 것이라 오직 각 사람은 자기의 죄로 인하여 죽을 것이니라 하셨더라
Kuntres Mattan Torah
17. This allows us to understand one of the most enigmatic sayings of the sages, that is, “the entire Jewish people are guarantors for one another” (tractate Shevuot 39a). This is completely unfair. How can it be that if one sins or transgresses and provokes his maker, and if I do not know him or am related to him, the Holy One, blessed be He, will still demand his payment from me. It is written that “Fathers shall not be put to death for children… every man shall be put to death for his own sin” (Deuteronomy 24:16, II Chronicles 25:4). How can they say that I am responsible for the sins even of a complete stranger, whom I do not know, nor his place?