When I sayבְּאָמְרִיto the wicked,לָרָשָׁע“Wicked man,רָשָׁעyou will surelyמוֹתdie,”תָּמוּתand you do notוְלֹאspeakדִבַּרְתָּto warnלְהַזְהִירthe wickedרָשָׁעfrom his way,מִדַּרְכּוֹthatהוּאwicked manרָשָׁעwill dieיָמוּתfor his iniquity,בַּעֲוֺנוֹbut his bloodוְדָמוֹI will requireאֲבַקֵּשׁfrom your hand.מִיָּדְךָ
Ezekiel 33:8
Study it in the app“When I say to the wicked, “Wicked man, you will surely die,” and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man will die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 33:8, 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- speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears- to warnהַזְהִירhazhir
warn
To alert someone to danger, instruct them.
Where else “hazhir” appears- from his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” 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
7And you, 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.
8 · This verse (above)
9But you, if you warn the wicked from his way to turn from it, and he does not turn from his way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.