New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 18:14-20

14“Now beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,he has fatheredהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121who sawוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, but he hasseenוַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'EhH7200themand does not doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213likewiseH2004.

15He does not eatאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398at the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrinesor raiseנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;he has not defiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16nor oppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyoneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376,nor retainedחָבָ֔לcha.ValH2254a pledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258,nor committedגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497robberyוּגְזֵלָ֖הu.ge.ze.LahH1500; instead, 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.KachH3947any kind ofinterestנֶ֤שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית֙Ne.shekh ve.tar.BitH5392 H8636on loans, butexecutesעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, andwalksהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708;he will not dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1guiltבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771,he will certainlyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

18As for his fatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he practicedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231extortionעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233,robbedגָּזַל֙ga.ZalH1497hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251,and didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834was not goodט֛וֹבTovH2896amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his peopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,he will dieמֵ֖תmetH4191for his guiltבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19“Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Whyמַדֻּ֛עַma.Du.a'H4069should the sonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121not sufferנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375the punishmentfor the father’sהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1guiltבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771?’When the sonוְהַבֵּ֞ןve.ha.BenH1121has practicedעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֣הu.tze.da.KahH6666andhas keptשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708and doneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shall certainlyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

20The personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whosinsהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398will dieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191. Asonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121will not sufferיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375the punishmentfor the father’sהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1guiltבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771,norH3808will a fatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1sufferיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375the punishmentfor the son’sהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121guiltבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'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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