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he does notלֹאeatאָכָלon the mountains,עַל הֶהָרִיםand does notוְ לֹאlift upנָשָׂאhis eyesעֵינָיוto the idolsאֶל גִּלּוּלֵיof the houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלdoes notלֹאdefileטִמֵּאhis neighbor’sרֵעֵהוּwife,אֶת אֵשֶׁת
Ezekiel 18:15
Study it in the app“he does not eat on the mountains, and does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 18:15, word by word
- eatאָכָלachal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achal” appears- on the mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- lift upנָשָׂאnasa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasa” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- to the idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule
idols
Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.
Where else “gilule” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- defileטִמֵּאtime
defile
To make someone or something unclean.
Where else “time” appears- his neighbor’sרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears
The context
14And look, if he fathers a son who sees all the sins of his father that he has done, and sees, and does not do likewise:
15 · This verse (above)
16and does not oppress anyone, does not take a pledge, and commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry, and covers the naked with clothing;