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Ezekiel 18:14-20

14Now, lo, ifhe begetהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,that seethוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200all his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403which he hath doneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,and considerethוַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'EhH7200,and doethיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213not such likeH2004,

15Thathath not eatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neither hath lifted upנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hath not defiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16Neither hath oppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376,hath not withholdenחָבָ֔לcha.ValH2254the pledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258,neither hath spoiledגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497by violenceוּגְזֵלָ֖הu.ge.ze.LahH1500, buthath givenנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414his breadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457,and hath coveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680the nakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with a garmentבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899,

17Thathath taken offהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027from the poorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041, thathath not receivedלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947usuryנֶ֤שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392nor increaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636,hath executedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,hath walkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708;he shall not dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,he shall surelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

18As forhis fatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,because he cruellyעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233oppressedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231,spoiledגָּזַל֙ga.ZalH1497his brotherאָ֔ח'AchH251by violenceH1499,and didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213that which isnot goodט֛וֹבTovH2896amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his peopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971,lo, even he shall dieמֵ֖תmetH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19Yet sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559ye, Why? doth not the sonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of the fatherהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1?When the sonוְהַבֵּ֞ןve.ha.BenH1121hath doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֣הu.tze.da.KahH6666, andhath keptשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104all my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708,and hath doneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shall surelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

20The soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that sinnethהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398,it shall dieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191.The sonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121shall not bearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of the fatherהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1,neither shall the fatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of the sonהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121:the righteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of the righteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662shall be upon him, and the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of the wickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563shall be upon him.

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