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Because he consideredוַיִּרְאֶהand turnedוַיָּשָׁבfrom allמִכָּלhis transgressionsפְּשָׁעָיוthatאֲשֶׁרhe had done,עָשָׂהhe will surely live;חָיוֹ יִחְיֶהhe will notלֹאdie.יָמוּת
Ezekiel 18:28
Study it in the app“Because he considered and turned from all his transgressions that he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 18:28, word by word
- Because he consideredיִּרְאֶהyire
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yire” appears- and turnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- his transgressionsפְּשָׁעָיpeshaay
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “peshaay” appears- he had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- he will surely liveחָיוֹchayo
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “chayo” appears- dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears
The context
27And when a wicked man turns from his wickedness that he has done, and does justice and righteousness, he will keep his soul alive.
28 · This verse (above)
29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of Adonai is not rightly weighed.’ Are my ways not rightly weighed, house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not rightly weighed?