Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:21
21But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | כִּ֧י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | וְאַתָּ֞ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| warn | הִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹ | hiz·har·tōw | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2094 be light, shining |
| the righteous man | צַדִּ֗יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| not | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to sin | חֲטֹ֛א | ḥă·ṭō | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2398 miss |
| and he | וְה֣וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| does not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sin | חָטָ֑א | ḥā·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| he will indeed live | חָי֤וֹ | ḥā·yōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2421 live |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he heeded your warning | נִזְהָ֔ר | niz·hār | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2094 be light, shining |
| and you | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| will have saved | הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ס | hiṣ·ṣal·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| yourself | נַפְשְׁךָ֥ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
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1 Timothy 4:16 · James 5:20 · Proverbs 9:9 · Titus 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 4:14 · 1 John 3:6–9 · Ezekiel 3:19–20 · Psalm 19:11 · Galatians 1:6–10 · Acts 20:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.