Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 33:13-16

13When I shall sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the righteousלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662, thathe shall surelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421;if he trustבָטַ֥חva.TachH982to his own righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666,and commitוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,all his righteousnessesצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ka.tovH6666shall not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142;but for his iniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹu.ve.'av.LoH5766that he hath committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,he shall dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191for it.

14Again, when I sayוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559unto the wickedלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563,Thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191;if he turnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from his sinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403,and doוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666;

15Ifthe wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563restoreיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725the pledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258,give againיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999that he had robbedגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,walkהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980in the statutesבְּחֻקּ֤וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416,without committingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766;he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421,he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

16None of his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hath committedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398shall be mentionedתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142unto him: he hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666;he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

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