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Ezekiel 18:10-24

10Now suppose that man hasוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205a violentפָּרִ֖יץpa.RitzH6530sonבֵּן־ben-H1121,who shedsשֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818or doesוְעָ֣שָׂה אָ֔חve.'A.sah 'AchH6213 H253anyמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259of theseמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428things,

11though the fatherוְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853has doneעָשָׂ֑ה כִּ֣י'a.Sah kiH6213 H3588noneכָּל־ לֹ֣אkol- lo'H3605 H3808of themאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428:Indeedגַ֤םgamH1571,the son eatsאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853atאֶל־'el-H413the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022and defilesטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

12He oppressesהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238the poorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34;he commits robberyגְּזֵל֣וֹת גָּזָ֔לge.ze.Lot ga.ZalH1500 H1497and does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808restoreיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725a pledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258.He liftsנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413idolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544;he commitsעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationsתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

13He engagesנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414in usuryבַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392and takesלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947excess interestוְתַרְבִּ֥יתve.tar.BitH8636.Will this son liveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421?He will notלֹ֣א יִֽחְיֶ֗הlo' yich.YehH3808 H2421אֵ֣ת'etH853!Since he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,he will surely dieH4191;his bloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818will beיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961on his own head.

14Nowוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009suppose this son hasהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121who seesוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,considers themוַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'EhH7200,and does notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808do likewiseיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213:

15He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398atעַל־'al-H5921the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022orלֹ֣אlo'H3808lookוְעֵינָיו֙ נָשָׂ֔אve.'ei.Nav na.Sa'H5375 H5869toאֶל־'el-H413the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853.He does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808defileטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

16He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808oppressהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anotherוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376,or retainחָבָ֔לcha.ValH2254a pledgeחֲבֹל֙ לֹ֣אcha.Vol lo'H2258 H3808,or commitגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497robberyוּגְזֵלָ֖ה לֹ֣אu.ge.ze.Lah lo'H1500 H3808.He givesנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414his breadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457and coversכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680the nakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with clothingבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899.

17He withholdsהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027from harming the poorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041and takesלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947noלֹ֣אlo'H3808interestנֶ֤שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392or usuryוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636.Heה֗וּאHu'H1931keepsעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941and followsהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708.Such a man will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771.He will surely liveH2421.

18As for his fatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,he will dieמֵ֖תmetH4191for his own iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he practicedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231extortionעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233,robbedגָּזַל֙ גֵּ֣זֶלga.Zal Ge.zelH1497 H1498his brotherאָ֔ח'AchH251,and didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834was wrongלֹא־ ט֛וֹבlo'- TovH3808 H2896amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his peopleעַמָּ֑יו וְהִנֵּה־'a.Mav ve.hi.neh-H5971 H2009.

19Yet you may askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Whyמַדֻּ֛עַma.Du.a'H4069shouldn’t the sonלֹא־ הַבֵּ֖ןlo'- ha.BenH1121 H3808bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of his fatherהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1?’Since the sonוְהַבֵּ֞ןve.ha.BenH1121has doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213אֵ֣ת'etH853what is justמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֣הu.tze.da.KahH6666,carefullyשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104observingוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708,he will surely liveH2421.

20The soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315who sinsהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398is the one whoהִ֣יאhi'H1931will dieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191.A sonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121will notלֹא־lo'-H3808bearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of his fatherהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1,and a fatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of his sonהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121.The righteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of the righteous manהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662will fallתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961upon himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921,and the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of the wicked manהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563will fallתִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ סTih.YehH1961upon himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921.

21But ifכִּ֤יkiH3588the wicked manוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563turnsיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,keepsוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708,and doesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213what is justמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,he will surely liveH2421;he will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22Noneכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3605 H3808of the transgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213will be heldיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142against him.Because of the righteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has practicedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,he will liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Do I take any pleasure inH2654the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563?declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069.Wouldn’t I preferהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808that he turnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from his waysמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870and liveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24But if a righteous manצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnsוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙mi.tzid.ka.ToH6666and practicesוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766כְּכֹ֨לke.KholH3605,committingעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213the same abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the wickedהָרָשָׁ֛ע יַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ra.Sha' ya.'a.SehH7563 H6213,will he liveוָחָ֑י כָּל־va.Chai kol-H2421 H3605?Noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of the righteous actsצִדְקֹתָ֤יוtzid.ka.tovH6666אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213will be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142.Because of the unfaithfulnessמָעַ֛לma.'AlH4603בְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4604אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834and sinוּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has committedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398,he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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