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Ezekiel

18

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19

"Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?' When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Yet you say, to utter, say Verb H559 וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם va·'a·mar·tem
Why why? for what reason? Adverb H4069 מַדֻּ֛עַ mad·du·a'
should the son son Noun H1121 הַבֵּ֖ן hab·ben
not bear to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 נָשָׂ֥א na·sa
the punishment iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity Noun H5771 בַּעֲוֹ֣ן ba·'a·von
for the father's father Noun H1 הָאָ֑ב ha·'av;
iniquity?' iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity Noun H5771    
When the son son Noun H1121 וְהַבֵּ֞ן ve·hab·ben
has practiced do, make Verb H6213 עָשָׂ֗ה a·sah
justice judgment Noun H4941 מִשְׁפָּ֧ט mish·pat
and righteousness righteousness Noun H6666 וּצְדָקָ֣ה u·tze·da·kah
and has observed to keep, watch, preserve Verb H8104 שָׁמַ֛ר sha·mar
all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
My statutes something prescribed, an enactment, statute Noun H2708 חֻקֹּותַ֥י chuk·ko·v·tai
and done do, make Verb H6213 וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה vai·ya·'a·seh
them, he shall surely to live Verb H2421 חָיֹ֥ה cha·yoh
live. to live Verb H2421 יִחְיֶֽה׃ yich·yeh.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?' When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live.
King James Bible "Yet you say, 'Why should Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son not bear the punishment for iniquity of the father's iniquity?' father? When the son has practiced justice hath done that which is lawful and righteousness right, and has observed hath kept all My statutes my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
Hebrew Greek English "Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity?' When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live.