Ezekiel 3:20

“And when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does injustice, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die; because you did not warn him, for his sin he will die, and his acts of righteousness that he did will not be remembered, but his blood I will require from your hand.”

Ezekiel 3:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 3:20, word by word

And when a righteous manצַדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadik” appears
turnsשׁוּבshuv

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shuv” appears
from his righteousnessצִּדְקtsidk

righteousness

Living uprightly before God.

Where else “tsidk” appears
and doesעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asa” appears
injusticeעָוֶלavel

injustice, wrong

Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.

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and I putנָתַתִּיnatati

put

To place something somewhere.

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a stumbling blockמִכְשׁוֹלmichshol

stumbling block

A stumbling block: something that makes someone fall; an obstacle.

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before himפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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will dieיָמוּתyamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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warn himהִזְהַרְתּhizhart

warn

To alert someone to danger, instruct them.

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for his sinחַטָּאתchatat

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatat” appears
and his acts of righteousnessצִדְקֹתָtsidkota

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

Where else “tsidkota” appears
be rememberedתִזָּכַרְןָtizacharna

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

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but his bloodדָמdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

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I will requireאֲבַקֵּשׁavakesh

require

To hold someone answerable.

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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

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.

20 · This verse (above)

21But you, if you warn him, the righteous man, so that the righteous man does not sin, and he does not sin, he will surely live, because he let himself be warned; and you will have delivered your soul.”

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