Ezekiel 18:17
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That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
In other translations
That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
Hebrew words
מֵעָנִיme'anifrom [the] poorH6041הֵשִׁיבheshivhe has turned awayH7725יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027נֶשֶׁךְneshekhinterestH5392וְתַרְבִּיתvetarbitand interestH8636לֹאlo'notH3808לָקָחlakachhe has takenH3947מִשְׁפָּטַיmishpataijudgments myH4941עָשָׂה'asahhe has doneH6213בְּחֻקּוֹתַיbechukotaiin statutes myH2708הָלָךְhalakhhe has walkedH1980הוּאhu'heH1931לֹאlo'notH3808יָמוּתyamuthe will dieH4191בַּעֲוֹןba'avonfor [the] iniquity ofH5771אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1חָיֹהchayohcertainly <live>H2421יִחְיֶה׃yichyehhe will liveH2421
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