New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 18:4-9

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.

5“But ifכִּי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376is righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662and practicesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666,

6if he does noteatאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398at the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrines orraiseנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ordefileטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802or approachיִקְרָֽב׃yik.RavH7126a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802during her menstrualH5079periodH5079--

7and ifa manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376does not oppressיוֹנֶ֔הyo.NehH3238anyone, butrestoresיָשִׁ֔יבya.ShivH7725to the debtorחוֹב֙chOvH2326his pledgeH2260,does not commitיִגְזֹ֑לyig.ZolH1497robberyגְּזֵלָ֖הge.ze.LahH1500, butgivesיִתֵּ֔ןyi.TenH5414his breadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457and coversיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680the nakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903with clothingבָּֽגֶד׃Ba.gedH899,

8and if he does notlendיִתֵּ֗ןyi.TenH5414money atinterestבַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392or takeיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947interestוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, ifhe keepsיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027from injusticeמֵעָ֖וֶלme.'A.velH5766andexecutesיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996oneH376personH376and anotherH376,

9ifhe walksיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980inMy statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and keepsשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941so as to dealלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571--he is righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662andwill certainlyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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