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and does not oppressלֹא הוֹנָהanyone,וְאִישׁdoes notלֹאtakeחָבָלa pledge,חֲבֹלand commits noוּ לֹאrobbery,גְזֵלָה גָזָלgivesנָתָןhis breadלַחְמוֹto the hungry,לְרָעֵבand coversוְ כִּסָּהthe nakedעֵרוֹםwith clothing;בָגֶד
Ezekiel 18:16
Study it in the app“and 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;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 18:16, word by word
- and does not oppressהוֹנָהhona
mistreat, oppress
Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.
Where else “hona” appears- anyoneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- takeחָבָלchaval
take in pledge
To hold something until a debt is paid.
Where else “chaval” appears- a pledgeחֲבֹלchavol
pledge
A pledge: something left as security for a debt.
Where else “chavol” appears- robberyגְזֵלָהgezela
what is robbed
What has been robbed.
Where else “gezela” appears- robberyגָזָלgazal
seize, rob
Take by force, rob, tear away.
Where else “gazal” appears- givesנָתָןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- his breadלַחְמlachm
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachm” appears- to the hungryרָעֵבraev
hungry
Hungry, suffering hunger.
Where else “raev” appears- and coversכִּסָּהkisa
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “kisa” appears- the nakedעֵרוֹםerom
naked
Without clothes, exposed and ashamed.
Where else “erom” appears- with clothingבָגֶדvaged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vaged” appears
The context
15he 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,
16 · This verse (above)
17from the poor he withdraws his hand; he does not take interest or profit; he does my rules and walks in my statutes: he will not die for the iniquity of his father; he will surely live.