Ezekiel 18:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 18:20 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 →
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַחֹטֵ֖את
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
הִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
תָמ֑וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
בֵּ֞ן
bên
H1121
son
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
בַּעֲוֺ֣ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
הָאָ֗ב
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאָב֙
ʼâb
H1
father
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשָּׂא֙
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
בַּעֲוֺ֣ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
הַבֵּ֔ן
bên
H1121
son
צִדְקַ֤ת
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
הַצַּדִּיק֙
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
עָלָ֣יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וְרִשְׁעַ֥ת
rishʻâh
H7564
wickedness
רשע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
הָרָשָׁ֖ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
עָלָ֥יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
תִּֽהְיֶֽה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
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King James Version Public Domain
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one who sins, he is the one who will die. A son will not bear his father’s iniquity, and a father will not bear his son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.
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