Passage

Ezekiel 18.5-9

Book: Ezekiel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"3. As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4. Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die."

"5. But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 6. and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, 7. and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8. he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, 9. hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah."

"10. If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things, 11. and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife," (Ezekiel 18:3-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"3. “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel. 4. Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die."

"5. “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right, 6. and has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity, 7. and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; 8. he who has not lent on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man, 9. has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord Yahweh."

"10. “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things, 11. or who does not do any of those things, but even has eaten at the mountain shrines, and defiled his neighbor’s wife," (Ezekiel 18:3-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"3. As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4. Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die."

"5. But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, ^{that: Heb. judgment and justice} 6. And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 7. And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8. He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, 9. Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD."

"10. If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, ^{robber: or, breaker up of an house} ^{that doeth: or, that doeth to his brother besides any of these} 11. And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife," (Ezekiel 18:3-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"3. I live, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel. 4. Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son, they are Mine, The soul that is sinning, it doth die."

"5. And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness, 6. On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, And the wife of his neighbour defiled not, And to a separated woman cometh not near, 7. A man, he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment, 8. In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man. 9. In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept, to deal truly, Righteous [is] he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah."

"10. And, he hath begotten a son, A burglar, a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these, 11. And he all those hath not done, For even on the mountains he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour he hath defiled," (Ezekiel 18:3-11, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6666 - tzedakah

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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