1
The
word of the
LORD came unto me again,
saying,
r{mael y;lea h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w
2
What mean ye, that ye
use this
proverb concerning the
land of
Israel, saying, The
fathers have
eaten sour
grapes, and the
children's teeth are set on
edge?
h,Z;h l'v'M;h -t,a ~yil.v{m ~,T;a ~,k'L -h;m ? .Wl.ka{y tw{b'a r{mael lea'r.fIy t;m.d;a -l;[ ? h'ny,h.qit ~yin'B;h yeNiv.w r,s{b
3
As I
live, saith the
Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to
use this
proverb in
Israel.
h,y.hIy -mia hiwh.y y'n{d]a ~Ua.n yin'a -y;x ? lea'r.fIy.B h,Z;h l'v'M;h l{v.m dw{[ ~,k'l
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.
v,p,n.k.W b'a'h v,p,n.K h'Neh yil tw{v'p.N;h -l'K !eh ? t.Wm't ayih taej{x;h v,p,N;h h'Neh -yil !eB;h
5
But if a
man be
just, and
do that which is
lawful and
right,
h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim h'f'[.w qyiD;c h,y.hIy -yiK vyia.w
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,
a'f'n a{l wy'nye[.w l'k'a a{l ~yir'h,h -l,a ? .Whe[er t,vea -t,a.w lea'r.fIy tyeB yel.WLiG -l,a ? b'r.qIy a{l h'Din h'Via -l,a.w ]aeMij a{l
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;
byiv'y bw{x w{t'l{b]x h,nw{y a{l vyia.w ? d,g'B -h,S;k.y ~{rye[.w !eTIy be['r.l w{m.x;l l{z.gIy a{l h'lez.G