23{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.23",
"source": "הֶחָפֹ֤ץ אֶחְפֹּץ֙ מ֣וֹת רָשָׁ֔ע נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֲל֛וֹא בְּשׁוּב֥וֹ מִדְּרָכָ֖יו וְחָיָֽה׃",
"text": "*he-* *ḥāpōṣ* *ʾeḥpōṣ* *môt* *rāšāʿ* *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *hă-* *lôʾ* *bə-* *šûbô* *mi-* *dərākāyw* *wə-* *ḥāyāh*",
"grammar": {
"*he-*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*ḥāpōṣ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - desire",
"*ʾeḥpōṣ*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will desire",
"*môt*": "masculine singular construct - death of",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - wicked",
"*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*hă-*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*lôʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*šûbô*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his turning back",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*dərākāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ways",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḥāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he lived"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāpōṣ* *ʾeḥpōṣ*": "greatly desire/surely want (emphatic construction)",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/oracle/utterance",
"*šûbô*": "his turning back/his repentance/his returning",
"*dərākāyw*": "his ways/his paths/his actions"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.18.24",
"source": "וּבְשׁ֨וּב צַדִּ֤יק מִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה עָ֔וֶל כְּכֹ֨ל הַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֧ה הָרָשָׁ֛ע יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה וָחָ֑י כָּל־*צדקתו **צִדְקֹתָ֤יו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֙ לֹ֣א תִזָּכַ֔רְנָה בְּמַעֲל֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־מָעַ֛ל וּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֖א בָּ֥ם יָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "*û-* *bə-* *šûb* *ṣaddîq* *mi-* *ṣidqātô* *wə-* *ʿāśāh* *ʿāwel* *kə-* *kōl* *ha-tôʿēbôt* *ʾăšer*-*ʿāśāh* *hā-rāšāʿ* *yaʿăśeh* *wā-* *ḥāy* *kol*-*ṣidqōtāyw* *ʾăšer*-*ʿāśāh* *lōʾ* *tizzākarənāh* *bə-* *maʿălô* *ʾăšer*-*māʿal* *û-* *bə-* *ḥaṭṭāʾtô* *ʾăšer*-*ḥāṭāʾ* *bām* *yāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*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",
"*kə-*": "preposition - like, as",
"*kōl*": "construct state, masculine singular - all of",
"*ha-tôʿēbôt*": "definite article with feminine plural noun - the abominations",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has done",
"*hā-rāšāʿ*": "definite article with adjective masculine singular - the wicked",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will do",
"*wā-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective masculine singular - living",
"*kol*": "construct state, masculine singular - all of",
"*ṣidqōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his righteous deeds",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has done",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tizzākarənāh*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - they will be remembered",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*maʿălô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his treachery",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*māʿal*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has committed",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sin",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*ḥāṭāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has sinned",
"*bām*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them",
"*yāmût*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will die"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/innocent",
"*ʿāwel*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wrong",
"*tôʿēbôt*": "abominations/detestable things/abhorrent practices",
"*ṣidqōtāyw*": "his righteous deeds/his just actions/his acts of righteousness",
"*maʿălô*": "his treachery/his unfaithfulness/his trespass",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾtô*": "his sin/his offense/his transgression"
}
}
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"
}
}