New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 18:8-13

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.

10“However, he may fatherוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205a violentפָּרִ֖יץpa.RitzH6530sonבֵּן־ben-H1121who shedsשֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,and doesוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213anyH4480oneמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259of theseH428thingsמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428to a brotherH251

11(though he himselfוְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931did not doעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605of theseH428thingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428),that is, he evenגַ֤םgamH1571eatsאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398at the mountainהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shrines, anddefilesטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12oppressesהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238thepoorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34,commitsגָּזָ֔לga.ZalH1497robberyגְּזֵל֣וֹתge.ze.LotH1500,does not restoreיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725a pledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258,but raisesנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869to the idolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544andcommitsעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13lendsנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414moneyat interestבַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392and takesלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947interestוְתַרְבִּ֥יתve.tar.BitH8636;will he liveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421?He will not liveיִֽחְיֶ֗הyich.YehH2421!He has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,he shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191; hisbloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818will be on himself.

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