Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:20

²⁰The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The soul	הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
who sins	הַחֹטֵ֖את	ha·ḥō·ṭêṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H2398 miss
is the one who	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
will die	תָמ֑וּת	ṯā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
A son	בֵּ֞ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bear	יִשָּׂ֣א׀	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the iniquity	בַּעֲוֺ֣ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of his father	הָאָ֗ב	hā·’āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
and a father	וְאָב֙	wə·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bear	יִשָּׂא֙	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the iniquity	בַּעֲוֺ֣ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of his son	הַבֵּ֔ן	hab·bên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
The righteousness	צִדְקַ֤ת	ṣiḏ·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6666 righteousness
of the righteous man	הַצַּדִּיק֙	haṣ·ṣad·dîq	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
will fall	תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon him	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and the wickedness	וְרִשְׁעַ֥ת	wə·riš·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7564 wickedness
of the wicked man	רָשָׁע	rå̄·šå̄ʿ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
will fall	תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ס	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon him	עָלָ֥יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

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2 Kings 14:6 · Deuteronomy 24:16 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Jeremiah 31:29–30 · Matthew 16:27 · 2 Chronicles 25:4 · 1 Kings 8:32 · Romans 2:6–9 · 2 Chronicles 6:23 · Revelation 20:12 · Revelation 22:12–15 · Numbers 18:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.