Ezekiel 18:6

“he does not eat on the mountains, and does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and does not defile his neighbor’s wife, and does not approach a woman in her menstruation;”

Ezekiel 18:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 18:6, 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.

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defileטִמֵּאtime

defile

To make someone or something unclean.

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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.

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approachיִקְרָבyikrav

come near

To come near to someone or something.

Where else “yikrav” appears
in her menstruationנִדָּהnida

menstruation

A woman's monthly bleeding and the uncleanness it brought.

Where else “nida” appears

Translation note

“Eat on the mountains”: it can be understood as taking part in the banquets of the idol shrines on the heights.

The context

5And a man, if he is righteous and does justice and righteousness:

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7and does not oppress anyone, restores his pledge for a debt, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry, and covers the naked with clothing;

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