Ezekiel
Ezekiel 18:27–28
27But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life. 28Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
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Ezekiel 18:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if a wicked man | רָשָׁ֗ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| turns | וּבְשׁ֣וּב | ū·ḇə·šūḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| from the wickedness | מֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙ | mê·riš·‘ā·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7564 wickedness |
| he has committed | עָשָׂ֔ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| and does | וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| what is just | מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| and right | וּצְדָקָ֑ה | ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| he | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will save | יְחַיֶּֽה׃ | yə·ḥay·yeh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| his life | נַפְשׁ֥וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Ezekiel 18:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because he considered | וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה | way·yir·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| and turned | וַיָּשׁוֹב | way·yå̄·šōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the transgressions | פְּשָׁעָ֖יו | pə·šā·‘āw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6588 transgression |
| he had committed | עָשָׂ֑ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| he will surely live | חָי֥וֹ | ḥā·yōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2421 live |
| he will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| die | יָמֽוּת׃ | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 18:27 Ezekiel 18:21 · Isaiah 1:18 · Isaiah 55:7 · Acts 3:19
Ezekiel 18:28 Deuteronomy 32:29 · Luke 15:17–18 · Colossians 3:5–9 · James 2:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.