Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 18:10-24

10IfH1121hebegetוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205asonבֵּן־ben-H1121that is a robber, a shedder ofbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, and that doethanyמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259one oftheseמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428things,

11and that doethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605ofthoseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428duties, butevenגַ֤םgamH1571hatheatenאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398uponאֶל־'el-H413themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, anddefiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12hathwrongedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238thepoorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34, hath spoiled by violence, hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808restoredיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258, and hathliftedנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869to theidolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544, hathcommittedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13hathgivenH5414forthH5414uponH1961usuryH8636, and hathtakenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947increaseH8636: shall he thenliveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421? he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִֽחְיֶ֗הyich.YehH2421: he hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441: he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191; hisbloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818shall beuponH1961him.

14NowH2009,loH2009,ifH2009hebegetהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, that seethallכָּל־kol-H3605hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403,whichH834he hathdoneH6213, and feareth, and dothnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808suchH834like,

15that hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398uponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathliftedנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808defiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathwrongedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808takenגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497aught topledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hath spoiled by violence, but hathgivenנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thenakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with agarmentבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899,

17that hath withdrawn hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027from thepoorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041, that hathnotH3808receivedלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947usuryH8636norH3808increaseH8636, hathexecutedH4191myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, hathwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708; he shallnotH3808dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, he shallsurelyH4191liveH2421.

18As for hisfatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he cruellyoppressedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231, spoiled hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251byviolenceעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233, anddidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֛וֹבTovH2896among hispeopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, he shalldieמֵ֖תmetH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19Yetsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559ye, Wherefore dothnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thesonH1121bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1? When thesonH1121hathdoneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichH2708is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605mystatutesH2708, and hathdoneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shallsurelyH1121liveH2421.

20Thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that sinneth, it shalldieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191: thesonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808bearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1,neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808shall thefatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thesonהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121; therighteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662shall beuponעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921him, and thewickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of thewickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563shall beuponעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him.

21ButifH3588thewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563turnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, andkeepוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, he shallsurelyH3588liveH2421, he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22Noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808of histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213shall berememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142againstכָּל־kol-H3605him: in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he shallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Have IanyH3808pleasureH2654in thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563? saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: andnotH3808ratherH3808that he shouldreturnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from hiswayמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870, andliveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24But when therighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnethawayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙mi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, and committethiniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766, and doeth according toallH3605theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that thewickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563doeth, shall he live?Noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of hisrighteousH6662deedsצִדְקֹתָ֤יוtzid.ka.tovH6666that he hathdoneH6213shall berememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142: in histrespassבְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4604that he hath trespassed, and in hissinH2398that he hathsinnedH2398, in them shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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