Ezekiel 18:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 18:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדֻּ֛עַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נָשָׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
הַבֵּ֖ן
bên
H1121
son
בַּעֲוֺ֣ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
הָאָ֑ב
ʼâb
H1
father
וְהַבֵּ֞ן
bên
H1121
son
מִשְׁפָּ֧ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וּצְדָקָ֣ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
עָשָׂ֗ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חֻקּוֹתַ֥י
chuqqâh
H2708
statute
שָׁמַ֛ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֹתָ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
-
חָיֹ֥ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
יִחְיֶֽה
châyâh
H2421
to live
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yet say you, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But you say, ‘Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?’ Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).