And you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם‘Whyמַדֻּעַdoes the sonהַבֵּןnotלֹאbearנָשָׂאthe iniquityבַּעֲוֺןof the father?’הָאָבWhen the sonוְהַבֵּןhas doneעָשָׂהjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness,וּצְדָקָהhas keptשָׁמַרallאֵת כָּלmy statutesחֻקּוֹתַיand doneוַיַּעֲשֶׂהthem,אֹתָםhe will surely live.חָיֹה יִחְיֶה
Ezekiel 18:19
Study it in the app“And you say, ‘Why does the son not bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done justice and righteousness, has kept all my statutes and done them, he will surely live.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 18:19, word by word
- And you sayאֲמַרְתֶּםamartem
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amartem” appears- ‘Whyמַדֻּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- does the sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- bearנָשָׂאnasa
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “nasa” appears- the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of the father?’אָבav
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “av” appears- has doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- has keptשָׁמַרshamar
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamar” appears- my statutesחֻקּוֹתַchukota
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukota” appears- he will surely liveחָיֹהchayo
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “chayo” appears
The context
18His father, because he practiced exploitation, robbed his brother of what he robbed, and did what is not good among his people, look, he will die for his iniquity.
19 · This verse (above)
20The soul who sins, it will die. The son will not bear the iniquity of the father, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.