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Ezekiel 3:21

But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
Ezekiel 3:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתָּ֞ה כִּ֧י הִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֗יק לְבִלְתִּ֥י חֲטֹ֛א צַדִּ֖יק וְה֣וּא לֹא־חָטָ֑א חָי֤וֹ יִֽחְיֶה֙ כִּ֣י נִזְהָ֔ר וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ ס

  1. וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. כִּ֧יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. הִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹhiz.har.To“you have warned him”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָהַר · “to warn” · Strong's H2094B
  4. צַדִּ֗יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  5. לְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.Ti“to not”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בִּלְתִּי · “lest” · Strong's H1115
  6. חֲטֹ֛אcha.To'“to sin”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  7. צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  8. וְה֣וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  9. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. חָטָ֑אcha.Ta'“he has sinned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  11. חָי֤וֹcha.Yo“certainly <live>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  12. יִֽחְיֶה֙yich.Yeh“he will live”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  13. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  14. נִזְהָ֔רniz.Har“he has been warned”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהַר · “to warn” · Strong's H2094B
  15. וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  16. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. נַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.Kha“life your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  18. הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.ta“you have delivered”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָצַל · “to rescue” · Strong's H5337
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)