New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 18:20-24

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.

21“But ifכִּ֤יkiH3588thewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563personH7563turnsיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213and keepsוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and practicesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,he shall certainlyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421;he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22Allכָּל־kol-H3605his offensesפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213will not be rememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142against him; because of hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has practicedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,he will liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Do I takeהֶחָפֹ֤ץhe.cha.FotzH2654anyH2654pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “ratherH3808thanH3808that he wouldturnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from his waysמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870and liveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24“But when a righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662personH6662turnsH7725awayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessH6666,commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213injusticeעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766anddoesעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213according to allכְּכֹ֨לke.KholH3605the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that the wickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563personH7563doesיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213,will he liveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421?Allכָּל־kol-H3605his righteousH6666deedsH6666whichH834he has doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213will not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142for histreacheryבְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4603 H4604whichH834he has committedH4603and his sinוּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403whichH834he has committedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398;for them he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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