Ezekiel 18:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
(han·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
who sinsהַחֹטֵ֖את
(ha·cho·tet)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
will die.תָמ֑וּת
(ta·mut;)
4191: to diea prim. root
The sonבֵּ֞ן
(ben)
1121: sona prim. root
will not bearיִשָּׂ֣א
(yis·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
the punishmentבַּעֲוֹ֣ן
(ba·'a·von)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
for the father'sהָאָ֗ב
(ha·'av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
iniquity,בַּעֲוֹ֣ן
(ba·'a·von)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
norלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
will the fatherוְאָב֙
(ve·'av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
bearיִשָּׂא֙
(yis·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
the punishment 
 
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
for the son'sהַבֵּ֔ן
(hab·ben,)
1121: sona prim. root
iniquity; 
 
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
the righteousnessצִדְקַ֤ת
(tzid·kat)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
of the righteousהַצַּדִּיק֙
(ha·tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
will be upon himself, and the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥ת
(ve·rish·'at)
7564: wickednessfrom the same as rasha
of the wicked(הָרָשָׁ֖ע
(ha·ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will be upon himself. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
that sinneth
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
it shall die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
The son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
shall not bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
the iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
of the father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
neither shall the father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
the iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
of the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
the righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
shall be upon him and the wickedness
rish`ah  (rish-aw')
wrong (especially moral) -- fault, wickedly(-ness).
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall be upon him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won't suffer punishment for the father's iniquity, and a father won't suffer punishment for the son's iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him."

International Standard Version
The soul who sins dies. The son won't bear the punishment of his father's sin and the father won't bear the punishment of his son's sin. The righteous deeds of that righteous person will be attributed to him, while the wicked deeds of the wicked person will be charged against him.

NET Bible
The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The person who sins will die. A son will not be punished for his father's sins, and a father will not be punished for his son's sins. The righteousness of the righteous person will be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be his own.

King James 2000 Bible
The soul that sins, 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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