H9002–/וְ–v

See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.

וּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (וּ) u. “and”

But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,

וְאִ֖ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְדָקָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And has not taken flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel; if he has not had connection with his neighbour's wife, or come near to a woman at the time when she is unclean;

וְעֵינָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

וְאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵירֹ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

וְתַרְבִּית֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,

וְה֕וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,

וְאֶבְיוֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

וְתַרְבִּ֥ית (וְ) ve. “and”

Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:

וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Who has not taken the flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel, and has not had connection with his neighbour's wife,

וְעֵינָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

וְאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְזֵלָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעֵר֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

וְתַרְבִּית֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

וְהַבֵּ֞ן (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְדָקָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”

The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on

וְאָב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרִשְׁעַ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

וְהָרָשָׁ֗ע (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְדָקָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death w

וּבְשׁ֨וּב (וּ) u. “and”וּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.

וּבְשׁ֣וּב (וּ) u. “and”וּצְדָקָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.

וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?

וַעֲשׂ֥וּ (וַ) va. “and”וְר֣וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָ֥מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.

וְהָשִׁ֖יבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (וִֽ) Vi “and”

Take up now a song of grief for the ruler of Israel, and say,

וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent destruction on their widows and made waste their towns; and the land and everything in it became waste because of the loud sound of his voice.

וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”

Your mother was in comparison like a vine, planted by the waters: she was fertile and full of branches because of the great waters.

וַֽעֲנֵפָ֔ה (וַֽ) va. “and”