New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 18:14-20

14“Now beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, hehasהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121who has observedוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, andobservingוַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'EhH7200does not doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213likewiseH2004.

15He does not eatאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398at the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrinesor liftנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375up his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or defileטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16or oppressהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyoneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376,or retainחָבָ֔לcha.ValH2254a pledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258,or commitגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497robberyוּגְזֵלָ֖הu.ge.ze.LahH1500, but hegivesנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414his breadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457and coversכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680the nakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with clothingבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899,

17he keepsהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027fromthe poorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041,does not takeלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947interestנֶ֤שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392or increaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, butexecutesעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and walksהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708;he will not dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771,he will surelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

18As for his fatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he practicedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231extortionעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233,robbedגָּזַל֙ga.ZalH1497hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251and didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834was not goodט֛וֹבTovH2896amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his peopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,he will dieמֵ֖תmetH4191for his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19“Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Whyמַדֻּ֛עַma.Du.a'H4069should the sonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121not bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375the punishmentH5771for the father’sהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771?’When the sonוְהַבֵּ֞ןve.ha.BenH1121has practicedעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֣הu.tze.da.KahH6666and has observedשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708and doneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shall surelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

20The personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whosinsהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398will dieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191. Thesonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121will not bearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375the punishmentH5771for the father’sהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771,norH3808will the fatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375the punishmentH5771for the son’sהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771; therighteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of the righteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662will be upon himself, and the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of the wickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563will be upon himself.

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