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Look,הֵןallכָּלsoulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹתare mine;לִי הֵנָּהas the soulכְּנֶפֶשׁof the father,הָאָבso the soulוּכְנֶפֶשׁof the son,הַבֵּןthey are mine;לִי הֵנָּהthe soulהַנֶּפֶשׁwho sins,הַחֹטֵאתitהִיאwill die.תָמוּת
Ezekiel 18:4
Study it in the app“Look, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son, they are mine; the soul who sins, it will die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 18:4, word by word
- soulsנְּפָשׁוֹתnefashot
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefashot” appears- of the fatherאָבav
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “av” appears- of the sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- who sinsחֹטֵאתchotet
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chotet” appears- will dieתָמוּתtamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamut” appears
The context
3As I live, declares Adonai YHWH, you will surely not have occasion any longer to speak this proverb in Israel.
4 · This verse (above)
5And a man, if he is righteous and does justice and righteousness: