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Ezekiel 18:2-20

2What mean ye, that yeuseמֹֽשְׁלִים֙mo.she.LimH4911thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912concerning thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1haveeatenיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398sourgrapesבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155, and thechildren’sהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are set onedgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949?

3As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, ye shall not have occasion any more touseמְשֹׁ֛לme.SholH4911thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Behold, allsoulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315are mine; as thesoulכְּנֶ֧פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of thefatherהָאָ֛בha.'AvH1, so also thesoulוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁu.khe.Ne.feshH5315of thesonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121is mine: thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315thatsinnethהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398, it shalldieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

5But if amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376isjustצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662, anddoethוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666,

6And hath noteatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, neither hath liftedupנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, neither hathdefiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802, neither hath comenearיִקְרָֽב׃yik.RavH7126to apollutedנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802,

7And hath notoppressedיוֹנֶ֔הyo.NehH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, but hathrestoredיָשִׁ֔יבya.ShivH7725to thedebtorחוֹב֙chOvH2326hispledgeחֲבֹלָת֥וֹcha.vo.la.ToH2258, hathstrippedיִגְזֹ֑לyig.ZolH1497none byviolenceגְּזֵלָ֖הge.ze.LahH1500, hathgivenיִתֵּ֔ןyi.TenH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680thenakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903with agarmentבָּֽגֶד׃Ba.gedH899;

8He that hath not givenforthיִתֵּ֗ןyi.TenH5414uponinterestבַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392, neither hathtakenיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947anyincreaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, that hathwithdrawnיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027frominiquityמֵעָ֖וֶלme.'A.velH5766, hathexecutedיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941betweenmanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andmanלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376,

9Hathwalkedיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, todealלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213trulyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571; he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

10If hebegettethוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205asonבֵּן־ben-H1121that is arobberפָּרִ֖יץpa.RitzH6530, ashedderשֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210ofbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, and thatdoethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213thelikeH251anyoneמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259of these things,

11And thatdoethעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213not any of those duties, but even hatheatenאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, anddefiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12Hathoppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238thepoorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34, hathstrippedגָּזָ֔לga.ZalH1497byviolenceגְּזֵל֣וֹתge.ze.LotH1500, hath notrestoredיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258, and hath liftedupנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869to theidolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544, hathcommittedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13Hath givenforthנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414uponinterestבַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392, and hathtakenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947increaseוְתַרְבִּ֥יתve.tar.BitH8636: shall he thenliveH2425? he shall notliveH2421: he hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213all theseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441; he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191; hisbloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818shall be upon him.

14Now, lo, if hebegettethהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, thatseethוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200all hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403which he hathdoneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, andconsiderethוַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'EhH7200, anddoethיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213notlikewiseH2004,

15That hath noteatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, neither hath liftedupנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hath notdefiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16Neither hathoppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, hath notwithheldחָבָ֔לcha.ValH2254thepledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258, neither hathstrippedגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497byviolenceוּגְזֵלָ֖הu.ge.ze.LahH1500, but hathgivenנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thenakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with agarmentבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899,

17That hath takenoffהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027from thepoorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041, that hath notreceivedלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947interestנֶ֤שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392norincreaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, hathexecutedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, hathwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708; he shall notdieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

18As for hisfatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1, because hecruellyעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233oppressedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231,strippedגָּזַל֙ga.ZalH1497hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251byviolenceH1499, anddidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213that which is notgoodט֛וֹבTovH2896amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hispeopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971, lo, even he shalldieמֵ֖תmetH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19Yetsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559ye, Why? doth not thesonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1? When thesonוְהַבֵּ֞ןve.ha.BenH1121hathdoneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֣הu.tze.da.KahH6666, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104all mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708, and hathdoneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

20Thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315thatsinnethהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398, it shalldieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191. Thesonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121shall notbearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1, neither shall thefatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thesonהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121: therighteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662shall be upon him, and thewickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of thewickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563shall be upon him.

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