New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 18:27-32

27Again, when a wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manH7563turnsH7725awayוּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.ToH7564whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213and practicesוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,he will saveיְחַיֶּֽה׃ye.chai.YehH2421his lifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

28Because he consideredוַיִּרְאֶ֣הvai.yir.'EhH7200and turnedH7725awayוַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'AvH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421;he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

29But the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is not rightיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.’Are My waysהַדְּרָכַ֞יha.de.ra.KhaiH1870not rightיִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙yi.ta.khe.NuH8505,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Is it not your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870that are not rightיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505?

30“Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651I will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט'esh.PotH8199you, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376according to his conductכִּדְרָכָ֜יוkid.ra.KhavH1870,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068. “RepentH7725and turnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725awayוְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.ha.Shi.vuH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588,so that iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771may not becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a stumblingלְמִכְשׁ֖וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383blockH4383to you.

31CastH7993awayהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993from you allכָּל־kol-H3605your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙pish.'ei.KhemH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have committedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣םpe.sha'.TemH6586and makeוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213yourselves anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319heartלֵ֥בlevH3820and a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307!For whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100will you dieתָמֻ֖תוּta.Mu.tuH4191,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

32For I haveH2654noלֹ֤אlo'H3808pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in the deathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of anyone who diesהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068. “Therefore, repentוְהָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃ פVich.YuH2421.”

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