New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 18:2-4

2“Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you mean by usingמֹֽשְׁלִים֙mo.she.LimH4911thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912concerningעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1eatיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398the sourבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155grapesH1155,But the children’sהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are setH6949on edgeH6949’?

3As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “you are surelyאִם־'im-H518not going to useמְשֹׁ֛לme.SholH4911thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478anymoreע֗וֹדodH5750.

4Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315are Mine; thesoulכְּנֶ֧פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of the fatherהָאָ֛בha.'AvH1as well as thesoulוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁu.khe.Ne.feshH5315of the sonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121is Mine. Thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whosinsהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398will dieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

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