Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:8

⁸He does not engage in usury

or take excess interest,

but he withholds his hand from iniquity

and executes true justice between men.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He does not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
engage	יִתֵּ֗ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in usury	בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ	ban·ne·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5392 interest, usury
take	יִקָּ֔ח	yiq·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
excess interest	וְתַרְבִּית֙	wə·ṯar·bîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8636 increment, interest, usury
but he withholds his hand	יָד֑וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
from iniquity	מֵעָ֖וֶל	mê·‘ā·wel	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
executes	יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
true	אֱמֶת֙	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
justice	מִשְׁפַּ֤ט	miš·paṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
men	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.