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Ezekiel 18:20-28

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.

21But if thewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563willturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725from all hissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, andkeepוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104all mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421, he shall notdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22All histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, they shall not bementionedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142to him: in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he shallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Have I anypleasureהֶחָפֹ֤ץhe.cha.FotzH2654atallאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654that thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563shoulddieמ֣וֹתMotH4194?saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069: and not that he shouldreturnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from hiswaysמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870, andliveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24But when therighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnethawayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙mi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, andcommittethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766, anddoethעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213according to all theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that thewickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563mandoethיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213, shall heliveH2425? All hisrighteousnessצִדְקֹתָ֤יוtzid.ka.tovH6666that he hathdoneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213shall not bementionedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142: in histrespassמָעַ֛לma.'AlH4603that he hathtrespassedבְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4604, and in hissinוּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403that he hathsinnedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398, in them shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

25Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notequalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Is not mywayהֲדַרְכִּי֙ha.dar.KiH1870equalיִתָּכֵ֔ןyi.ta.KhenH8505? are not yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequalיִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃yi.ta.Khe.nuH8505?

26When arighteousצַדִּ֧יקtza.DikH6662man turnethawayבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֛וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, andcommittethוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766, anddiethוּמֵ֣תu.MetH4191in them; for hisiniquityבְּעַוְל֥וֹbe.'av.LoH5766that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191.

27Again, when awickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563man turnethawayוּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.ToH7564that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, anddoethוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666, he shallsaveH2421hissoulנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315aliveיְחַיֶּֽה׃ye.chai.YehH2421.

28Because heconsiderethוַיִּרְאֶ֣הvai.yir.'EhH7200, and turnethawayוַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovH7725from all histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, he shallsurelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421, he shall notdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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