Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:7

⁷He does not oppress another,

but restores the pledge to the debtor.

He does not commit robbery,

but gives his bread to the hungry

and covers the naked with clothing.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
oppress	יוֹנֶ֔ה	yō·w·neh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
another	וְאִישׁ֙	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
but restores	יָשִׁ֔יב	yā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the pledge	חֲבֹלָת֥וֹ	ḥă·ḇō·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2258 pledge
to the debtor	חוֹב֙	ḥō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2326 debt
He does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
commit	יִגְזֹ֑ל	yiḡ·zōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
robbery	גְּזֵלָ֖ה	gə·zê·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1500 plunder, spoil
but gives	יִתֵּ֔ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his bread	לַחְמוֹ֙	laḥ·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
to the hungry	לְרָעֵ֣ב	lə·rā·‘êḇ	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H7457 hungry
and covers	יְכַסֶּה־	yə·ḵas·seh-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
the naked	וְעֵירֹ֖ם	wə·‘ê·rōm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5903 naked
with clothing	בָּֽגֶד׃	bā·ḡeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H899 treachery

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 18:16 · Exodus 22:26 · Ezekiel 18:12 · Deuteronomy 24:12–13 · Ezekiel 33:15 · Amos 3:10 · Exodus 22:21–24 · Ezekiel 18:18 · Luke 3:11 · Amos 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.