When I sayבְּאָמְרִיto the wicked,לָרָשָׁע‘You will surelyמוֹתdie,’תָּמוּתand you do notוְלֹאwarn himהִזְהַרְתּוֹand do notוְלֹאspeakדִבַּרְתָּto warnלְהַזְהִירthe wickedרָשָׁעfrom his wickedהָרְשָׁעָהwayמִדַּרְכּוֹto keep him alive,לְחַיֹּתוֹthatהוּאwicked manרָשָׁעwill dieיָמוּתfor his iniquity,בַּעֲוֺנוֹbut his bloodוְדָמוֹI will requireאֲבַקֵּשׁfrom your hand.מִיָּדְךָ
Ezekiel 3:18
Study it in the app“When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him and do not speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way to keep him alive, that wicked man will die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 3:18, word by word
- When I sayאָמְרִamri
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amri” appears- to the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- ‘You will surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears- warn himהִזְהַרְתּhizhart
warn
To alert someone to danger, instruct them.
Where else “hizhart” appears- speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears- wayדַּרְכּdark
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “dark” appears- to keep him aliveחַיֹּתchayot
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “chayot” appears- for his iniquityעֲוֺנavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- but his bloodדָמdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- I will requireאֲבַקֵּשׁavakesh
require
To hold someone answerable.
Where else “avakesh” appears- from your handיָּדְyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
17“Son of man, a watchman I have made you for the house of Israel; you will hear a word from my mouth, and you will warn them from me.
18 · This verse (above)
19But you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.