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Ezekiel 18:5-13

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.

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.

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