Ezek 18:25-30 : 25 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.25",
"source": "וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵ֖ן דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֲדֹנָ֑י שִׁמְעוּ־נָא֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲדַרְכִּי֙ לֹ֣א יִתָּכֵ֔ן הֲלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-* *ʾămartem* *lōʾ* *yittākēn* *derek* *ʾădōnāy* *šimʿû*-*nāʾ* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *hă-* *darkî* *lōʾ* *yittākēn* *hă-* *lōʾ* *darkêkem* *lōʾ* *yittākēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾămartem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have said",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yittākēn*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is established",
"*derek*": "masculine singular construct - way of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord",
"*šimʿû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - hear",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hă-*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*darkî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my way",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yittākēn*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is established",
"*hă-*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*darkêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your ways",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yittākēnû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they are established"
},
"variants": {
"*yittākēn*": "is established/is right/is just/is fair",
"*derek*": "way/path/conduct",
"*šimʿû*-*nāʾ*": "please hear/listen now/hear attentively",
"*yittākēnû*": "are established/are right/are just/are fair"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.26",
"source": "בְּשׁוּב־צַדִּ֧יק מִצִּדְקָת֛וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה עָ֖וֶל וּמֵ֣ת עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם בְּעַוְל֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה יָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "*bə-* *šûb*-*ṣaddîq* *mi-* *ṣidqātô* *wə-* *ʿāśāh* *ʿāwel* *û-* *mēt* *ʿălêhem* *bə-* *ʿawlô* *ʾăšer*-*ʿāśāh* *yāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*šûb*": "Qal infinitive construct - turning back",
"*ṣaddîq*": "adjective masculine singular - righteous",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*ṣidqātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his righteousness",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has done",
"*ʿāwel*": "masculine singular noun - injustice",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*mēt*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he died",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*ʿawlô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his injustice",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has done",
"*yāmût*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will die"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/innocent",
"*ʿāwel*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wrong",
"*ʿălêhem*": "upon them/because of them (referring to the unjust acts)",
"*ʿawlô*": "his injustice/his wrong/his iniquity"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.27",
"source": "וּבְשׁ֣וּב רָשָׁ֗ע מֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָ֑ה ה֖וּא אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ יְחַיֶּֽה׃",
"text": "*û-* *bə-* *šûb* *rāšāʿ* *mē-* *rišʿātô* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśāh* *wa-* *yaʿaś* *mišpāṭ* *û-* *ṣədāqāh* *hûʾ* *ʾet*-*napšô* *yəḥayyeh*",
"grammar": {
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*šûb*": "Qal infinitive construct - turning back",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - wicked",
"*mē-*": "preposition - from",
"*rišʿātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wickedness",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has done",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yaʿaś*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he does",
"*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - justice",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ṣədāqāh*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*napšô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul",
"*yəḥayyeh*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will preserve alive"
},
"variants": {
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/guilty/criminal",
"*rišʿātô*": "his wickedness/his evil/his wrongdoing",
"*mišpāṭ* *û-* *ṣədāqāh*": "justice and righteousness/judgment and right/fairness and equity",
"*napšô*": "his soul/his life/himself",
"*yəḥayyeh*": "preserve alive/save/keep living"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.28",
"source": "וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה *וישוב **וַיָּ֔שָׁב מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה חָי֥וֹ יִחְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א יָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "*wa-* *yirʾeh* *wa-* *yāšāb* *mi-* *kol*-*pəšāʿāyw* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśāh* *ḥāyô* *yiḥyeh* *lōʾ* *yāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yirʾeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sees",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yāšāb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he turns back",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*kol*": "construct state, masculine singular - all of",
"*pəšāʿāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his transgressions",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has done",
"*ḥāyô*": "Qal infinitive absolute - live",
"*yiḥyeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will live",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāmût*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will die"
},
"variants": {
"*yirʾeh*": "sees/perceives/realizes",
"*yāšāb*": "turns back/returns/repents",
"*pəšāʿāyw*": "his transgressions/his rebellions/his crimes",
"*ḥāyô* *yiḥyeh*": "surely live/certainly live (emphatic construction)"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.29",
"source": "וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵ֖ן דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֲדֹנָ֑י הַדְּרָכַ֞י לֹ֤א יִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵֽן׃",
"text": "*wə-* *ʾāmərû* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *lōʾ* *yittākēn* *derek* *ʾădōnāy* *ha-* *dərākay* *lōʾ* *yittākənû* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *hă-* *lōʾ* *darkêkem* *lōʾ* *yittākēn*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾāmərû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they have said",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yittākēn*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is established",
"*derek*": "masculine singular construct - way of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord",
"*ha-*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*dərākay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my ways",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yittākənû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd common plural - they are established",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hă-*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*darkêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your ways",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yittākēn*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is established"
},
"variants": {
"*yittākēn*": "is established/is right/is just/is fair",
"*derek*": "way/path/conduct",
"*dərākay*": "my ways/my paths/my conduct",
"*yittākənû*": "are established/are right/are just/are fair"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.30",
"source": "לָכֵן֩ אִ֨ישׁ כִּדְרָכָ֜יו אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט אֶתְכֶם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה שׁ֤וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ מִכָּל־פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹל עָוֺֽן׃",
"text": "*lākēn* *ʾîš* *ki-* *dərākāyw* *ʾešpōṭ* *ʾetkem* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *šûbû* *wə-* *hāšîbû* *mi-* *kol*-*pišʿêkem* *wə-* *lōʾ*-*yihyeh* *lākem* *lə-* *mikšôl* *ʿāwōn*",
"grammar": {
"*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*ki-*": "preposition - according to",
"*dərākāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ways",
"*ʾešpōṭ*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will judge",
"*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*šûbû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - return",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hāšîbû*": "Hiphil imperative masculine plural - cause to return",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*kol*": "construct state, masculine singular - all of",
"*pišʿêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your transgressions",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be",
"*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you",
"*lə-*": "preposition - for",
"*mikšôl*": "masculine singular construct - stumbling block of",
"*ʿāwōn*": "masculine singular noun - iniquity"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš* *ki-* *dərākāyw*": "each according to his ways/each by his own conduct",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/oracle/utterance",
"*šûbû*": "return/repent/turn back",
"*hāšîbû*": "turn away/repent/bring back",
"*pišʿêkem*": "your transgressions/your rebellions/your crimes",
"*mikšôl* *ʿāwōn*": "stumbling block of iniquity/obstacle of guilt/cause of sin"
}
}