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1. Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man,
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1. The word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 me again, saying H559 ,
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2. what is the meaning of this proverb that you recite in the land of Israel: "Fathers have eaten green grapes, thus their children's teeth are on edge"?
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2. What H4100 mean ye , that ye H859 use H4911 this H2088 H853 proverb H4912 concerning H5921 the land H127 of Israel H3478 , saying H559 , The fathers H1 have eaten H398 sour grapes H1155 , and the children H1121 's teeth H8127 are set on edge H6949 ?
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3. As I live, says the Lord GOD: I swear that there shall no longer be anyone among you who will repeat this proverb in Israel.
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3. As I H589 live H2416 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 , ye shall not H518 have H1961 occasion any more H5750 to use H4911 this H2088 proverb H4912 in Israel H3478 .
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4. For all lives are mine; the life of the father is like the life of the son, both are mine; only the one who sins shall die.
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4. Behold H2005 , all H3605 souls H5315 are mine ; as the soul H5315 of the father H1 , so also the soul H5315 of the son H1121 is mine : the soul H5315 that sinneth H2398 , it H1931 shall die H4191 .
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5. If a man is virtuous-- if he does what is right and just,
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5. But if H3588 a man H376 be H1961 just H6662 , and do H6213 that which is lawful H4941 and right H6666 ,
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6. if he does not eat on the mountains, nor raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; if he does not defile his neighbor's wife, nor have relations with a woman in her menstrual period;
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6. And hath not H3808 eaten H398 upon H413 the mountains H2022 , neither H3808 hath lifted up H5375 his eyes H5869 to H413 the idols H1544 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478 , neither H3808 hath defiled H2930 his neighbor H7453 's wife H802 , neither H3808 hath come near H7126 to H413 a menstruous H5079 woman H802 ,
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7. if he oppresses no one, gives back the pledge received for a debt, commits no robbery; if he gives food to the hungry and clothes the naked;
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7. And hath not H3808 oppressed H3238 any H376 , but hath restored H7725 to the debtor H2326 his pledge H2258 , hath spoiled H1497 none H3808 by violence H1500 , hath given H5414 his bread H3899 to the hungry H7457 , and hath covered H3680 the naked H5903 with a garment H899 ;
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8. if he does not lend at interest nor exact usury; if he holds off from evildoing, judges fairly between a man and his opponent;
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8. He that hath not H3808 given forth H5414 upon usury H5392 , neither H3808 hath taken H3947 any increase H8636 , that hath withdrawn H7725 his hand H3027 from iniquity H4480 H5766 , hath executed H6213 true H571 judgment H4941 between H996 man H376 and man H376 ,
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9. if he lives by my statutes and is careful to observe my ordinances, that man is virtuous-- he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.
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9. Hath walked H1980 in my statutes H2708 , and hath kept H8104 my judgments H4941 , to deal H6213 truly H571 ; he H1931 is just H6662 , he shall surely live H2421 H2421 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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10. But if he begets a son who is a thief, a murderer, or who does any of these things
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10. If he beget H3205 a son H1121 that is a robber H6530 , a shedder H8210 of blood H1818 , and that doeth H6213 the like H251 to any one H4480 H259 of these H4480 H428 things ,
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11. (though the father does none of them), a son who eats on the mountains, defiles the wife of his neighbor,
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11. And that H1931 doeth H6213 not H3808 H853 any H3605 of those H428 duties , but H3588 even H1571 hath eaten H398 upon H413 the mountains H2022 , and defiled H2930 his neighbor H7453 's wife H802 ,
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12. oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not give back a pledge, raises his eyes to idols, does abominable things,
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12. Hath oppressed H3238 the poor H6041 and needy H34 , hath spoiled H1497 by violence H1500 , hath not H3808 restored H7725 the pledge H2258 , and hath lifted up H5375 his eyes H5869 to H413 the idols H1544 , hath committed H6213 abomination H8441 ,
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13. lends at interest and exacts usury-- this son certainly shall not live. Because he practiced all these abominations, he shall surely die; his death shall be his own fault.
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13. Hath given forth H5414 upon usury H5392 , and hath taken H3947 increase H8636 : shall he then live H2421 ? he shall not H3808 live H2421 : he hath done H6213 H853 all H3605 these H428 abominations H8441 ; he shall surely die H4191 H4191 ; his blood H1818 shall be H1961 upon him.
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14. On the other hand, if a man begets a son who, seeing all the sins his father commits, yet fears and does not imitate him;
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14. Now, lo H2009 , if he beget H3205 a son H1121 , that seeth H7200 H853 all H3605 his father H1 's sins H2403 which H834 he hath done H6213 , and considereth H7200 , and doeth H6213 not H3808 such like,
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15. a son who does not eat on the mountains, or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor's wife;
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15. That hath not H3808 eaten H398 upon H5921 the mountains H2022 , neither H3808 hath lifted up H5375 his eyes H5869 to H413 the idols H1544 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478 , hath not H3808 defiled H2930 his neighbor H7453 's H853 wife H802 ,
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16. who does not oppress anyone, or exact a pledge, or commit robbery; who gives his food to the hungry and clothes the naked;
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16. Neither H3808 hath oppressed H3238 any H376 , hath not H3808 withheld H2254 the pledge H2258 , neither H3808 hath spoiled H1497 by violence H1500 , but hath given H5414 his bread H3899 to the hungry H7457 , and hath covered H3680 the naked H5903 with a garment H899 ,
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17. who holds off from evildoing, accepts no interest or usury, but keeps my ordinances and lives by my statutes-- this one shall not die for the sins of his father, but shall surely live.
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17. That hath taken off H7725 his hand H3027 from the poor H4480 H6041 , that hath not H3808 received H3947 usury H5392 nor increase H8636 , hath executed H6213 my judgments H4941 , hath walked H1980 in my statutes H2708 ; he H1931 shall not H3808 die H4191 for the iniquity H5771 of his father H1 , he shall surely live H2421 H2421 .
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18. Only the father, since he violated rights, and robbed, and did what was not good among his people, shall in truth die for his sins.
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18. As for his father H1 , because H3588 he cruelly oppressed H6231 H6233 , spoiled H1497 his brother H251 by violence H1499 , and did H6213 that which H834 is not H3808 good H2896 among H8432 his people H5971 , lo H2009 , even he shall die H4191 in his iniquity H5771 .
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19. You ask: "Why is not the son charged with the guilt of his father?" Because the son has done what is right and just, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live.
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19. Yet say H559 ye, Why H4069 ? doth not H3808 the son H1121 bear H5375 the iniquity H5771 of the father H1 ? When the son H1121 hath done H6213 that which is lawful H4941 and right H6666 , and hath kept H8104 H853 all H3605 my statutes H2708 , and hath done H6213 them , he shall surely live H2421 H2421 .
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20. Only the one who sins shall die. The son shall not be charged with the guilt of his father, nor shall the father be charged with the guilt of his son. The virtuous man's virtue shall be his own, as the wicked man's wickedness shall be his own.
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20. The soul H5315 that sinneth H2398 , it H1931 shall die H4191 . The son H1121 shall not H3808 bear H5375 the iniquity H5771 of the father H1 , neither H3808 shall the father H1 bear H5375 the iniquity H5771 of the son H1121 : the righteousness H6666 of the righteous H6662 shall be H1961 upon H5921 him , and the wickedness H7564 of the wicked H7563 shall be H1961 upon H5921 him.
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21. But if the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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21. But if H3588 the wicked H7563 will turn H7725 from all H4480 H3605 his sins H2403 that H834 he hath committed H6213 , and keep H8104 H853 all H3605 my statutes H2708 , and do H6213 that which is lawful H4941 and right H6666 , he shall surely live H2421 H2421 , he shall not H3808 die H4191 .
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22. None of the crimes he committed shall be remembered against him; he shall live because of the virtue he has practiced.
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22. All H3605 his transgressions H6588 that H834 he hath committed H6213 , they shall not H3808 be mentioned H2142 unto him : in his righteousness H6666 that H834 he hath done H6213 he shall live H2421 .
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23. Do I indeed derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked? says the Lord GOD. Do I not rather rejoice when he turns from his evil way that he may live?
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23. Have I any pleasure at all H2654 H2654 that the wicked H7563 should die H4194 ? saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 : and not H3808 that he should return H7725 from his ways H4480 H1870 , and live H2421 ?
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24. And if the virtuous man turns from the path of virtue to do evil, the same kind of abominable things that the wicked man does, can he do this and still live? None of his virtuous deeds shall be remembered, because he has broken faith and committed sin; because of this, he shall die.
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24. But when the righteous H6662 turneth away H7725 from his righteousness H4480 H6666 , and committeth H6213 iniquity H5766 , and doeth H6213 according to all H3605 the abominations H8441 that H834 the wicked H7563 man doeth H6213 , shall he live H2421 ? All H3605 his righteousness H6666 that H834 he hath done H6213 shall not H3808 be mentioned H2142 : in his trespass H4604 that H834 he hath trespassed H4603 , and in his sin H2403 that H834 he hath sinned H2398 , in them shall he die H4191 .
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25. You say, "The LORD'S way is not fair!" Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
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25. Yet ye say H559 , The way H1870 of the Lord H136 is not equal H8505 H3808 . Hear H8085 now H4994 , O house H1004 of Israel H3478 ; Is not H3808 my way H1870 equal H8505 ? are not H3808 your ways H1870 unequal H3808 H8505 ?
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26. When a virtuous man turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.
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26. When a righteous H6662 man turneth away H7725 from his righteousness H4480 H6666 , and committeth H6213 iniquity H5766 , and dieth H4191 in H5921 them ; for his iniquity H5766 that H834 he hath done H6213 shall he die H4191 .
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27. But if a wicked man, turning from the wickedness he has committed, does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life;
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27. Again , when the wicked H7563 man turneth away H7725 from his wickedness H4480 H7564 that H834 he hath committed H6213 , and doeth H6213 that which is lawful H4941 and right H6666 , he H1931 shall save his soul alive H2421 H853 H5315 .
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28. since he has turned away from all the sins which he committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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28. Because he considereth H7200 , and turneth away H7725 from all H4480 H3605 his transgressions H6588 that H834 he hath committed H6213 , he shall surely live H2421 H2421 , he shall not H3808 die H4191 .
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29. And yet the house of Israel says, "The LORD'S way is not fair!" Is it my way that is not fair, house of Israel, or rather, is it not that your ways are not fair?
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29. Yet saith H559 the house H1004 of Israel H3478 , The way H1870 of the Lord H136 is not equal H8505 H3808 . O house H1004 of Israel H3478 , are not H3808 my ways H1870 equal H8505 ? are not H3808 your ways H1870 unequal H3808 H8505 ?
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30. Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Turn and be converted from all your crimes, that they may be no cause of guilt for you.
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30. Therefore H3651 I will judge H8199 you , O house H1004 of Israel H3478 , every one H376 according to his ways H1870 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 . Repent H7725 , and turn H7725 yourselves from all H4480 H3605 your transgressions H6588 ; so iniquity H5771 shall not H3808 be H1961 your ruin H4383 .
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31. Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
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31. Cast away H7993 from H4480 H5921 you H853 all H3605 your transgressions H6588 , whereby H834 ye have transgressed H6586 ; and make H6213 you a new H2319 heart H3820 and a new H2319 spirit H7307 : for why H4100 will ye die H4191 , O house H1004 of Israel H3478 ?
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32. For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies, says the Lord GOD. Return and live!
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32. For H3588 I have no pleasure H2654 H3808 in the death H4194 of him that dieth H4191 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 : wherefore turn H7725 yourselves , and live H2421 ye.
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