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in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַיhe walks,יְהַלֵּךְand my rulesוּמִשְׁפָּטַיhe keeps,שָׁמַרto actלַעֲשׂוֹתfaithfully;אֱמֶתhe is righteous;צַדִּיק הוּאhe will surely live,חָיֹה יִחְיֶהdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
Ezekiel 18:9
Study it in the app“in my statutes he walks, and my rules he keeps, to act faithfully; he is righteous; he will surely live, declares Adonai YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 18:9, word by word
- in my statutesחֻקּוֹתַchukota
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukota” appears- he walksיְהַלֵּךְyehalech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “yehalech” appears- and my rulesמִשְׁפָּטַmishpata
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpata” appears- he keepsשָׁמַרshamar
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamar” appears- to actעֲשׂוֹתasot
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asot” appears- faithfullyאֱמֶתemet
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “emet” appears- he is righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- he will surely liveחָיֹהchayo
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “chayo” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears
The context
8he does not lend at interest nor take profit; from injustice he withdraws his hand; he executes true judgment between man and man;
9 · This verse (above)
10And if he fathers a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, and does any one of these things