Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 18:1-9

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you peopleאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859meanby quoting thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088proverbמֹֽשְׁלִים֙mo.she.LimH4911אֶת־'et-H853הַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912aboutעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478 H559: ‘The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1have eatenיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398sour grapesבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155,and the teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127of the childrenהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121are set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949’?

3As surely asאָ֕נִי'A.niH589I liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,you will noאִם־ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה'im- yih.YehH518 H1961longerע֗וֹדodH5750quoteמְשֹׁ֛לme.SholH4911thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,everyכָּל־kol-H3605soulהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315belongs to Meהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2007כְּנֶ֧פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315;both fatherהָאָ֛בha.'AvH1andוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁu.khe.Ne.feshH5315sonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121areהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2007Mine.The soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315who sinsהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398is the one whoהִ֥יאhi'H1931will dieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

5Now supposeכִּי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376isיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662and doesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213what is justמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666:

6He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398atאֶל־'el-H413the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022orלֹ֣אlo'H3808lookוְעֵינָיו֙ נָשָׂ֔אve.'ei.Nav na.Sa'H5375 H5869toאֶל־'el-H413the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808defileטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802orלֹ֥אlo'H3808approachיִקְרָֽב׃yik.RavH7126וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802during her periodנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079.

7He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808oppressיוֹנֶ֔הyo.NehH3238anotherוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376,but restoresיָשִׁ֔יבya.ShivH7725the pledgeחֲבֹלָת֥וֹcha.vo.la.ToH2258to the debtorחוֹב֙chOvH2326.He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808commitיִגְזֹ֑לyig.ZolH1497robberyגְּזֵלָ֖הge.ze.LahH1500,but givesיִתֵּ֔ןyi.TenH5414his breadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457and coversיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680the nakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903with clothingבָּֽגֶד׃Ba.gedH899.

8He does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808engageיִתֵּ֗ןyi.TenH5414in usuryבַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392orלֹ֣אlo'H3808takeיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947excess interestוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636,but he withholds his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027from iniquityמֵעָ֖וֶל יָשִׁ֣יבme.'A.vel ya.ShivH5766 H7725andexecutesיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996menH376.

9He followsיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571keepsשָׁמַ֖ר לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתsha.Mar la.'a.SotH8104 H6213My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941. That manisהוּא֙hu'H1931righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;surely he will liveH2421,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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