Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 18:2-4

2What mean ye, that ye useמֹֽשְׁלִים֙mo.she.LimH4911this proverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912concerning the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1have eatenיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398sour grapesבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155,and the children’sהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949?

3AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, ye shall not have occasionany more to useמְשֹׁ֛לme.SholH4911this proverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Behold, all soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315are mine; as the soulכְּנֶ֧פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of the fatherהָאָ֛בha.'AvH1,so also the soulוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁu.khe.Ne.feshH5315of the sonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121is mine: the soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that sinnethהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398,it shall dieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

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