Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 18:5-13

5But if a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376be justצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,and doוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666,

6Andhath not eatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neither hath lifted upנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,neither hath defiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,neither hath come nearיִקְרָֽב׃yik.RavH7126to a menstruousנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802,

7And hath not oppressedיוֹנֶ֔הyo.NehH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, buthath restoredיָשִׁ֔יבya.ShivH7725to the debtorחוֹב֙chOvH2326his pledgeחֲבֹלָת֥וֹcha.vo.la.ToH2258,hath spoiledיִגְזֹ֑לyig.ZolH1497none by violenceגְּזֵלָ֖הge.ze.LahH1500,hath givenיִתֵּ֔ןyi.TenH5414his breadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457,and hath coveredיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680the nakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903with a garmentבָּֽגֶד׃Ba.gedH899;

8He thathath not given forthיִתֵּ֗ןyi.TenH5414upon usuryבַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392,neither hath takenיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947any increaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, thathath withdrawnיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027from iniquityמֵעָ֖וֶלme.'A.velH5766,hath executedיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941between manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and manלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376,

9Hath walkedיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and hath keptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,to dealלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213trulyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571; he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662,he shall surelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

10If he begetוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205a sonבֵּן־ben-H1121that isa robberפָּרִ֖יץpa.RitzH6530,a shedderשֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210of bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, and thatdoethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the likeH251to anyoneמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259of these things,

11And that doethעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213not any of those duties,but even hath eatenאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,and defiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12Hath oppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238the poorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34,hath spoiledגָּזָ֔לga.ZalH1497by violenceגְּזֵל֣וֹתge.ze.LotH1500,hath not restoredיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725the pledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258,and hath lifted upנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869to the idolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544,hath committedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13Hath given forthנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414upon usuryבַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392,and hath takenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947increaseוְתַרְבִּ֥יתve.tar.BitH8636:shall he then liveH2425?he shall not liveH2421:he hath doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213all these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441;he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191;his bloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818shall be upon him.

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