Ezekiel 18:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
soulsהַנְּפָשֹׁות֙
(han·ne·fa·sho·vt)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
are Mine; the soulכְּנֶ֧פֶשׁ
(ke·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of the fatherהָאָ֛ב
(ha·'av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
as well as the soulוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁ
(u·che·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of the sonהַבֵּ֖ן
(hab·ben)
1121: sona prim. root
is Mine. The soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
(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.תָמֽוּת׃
(ta·mut.)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Behold all souls
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)
are mine as 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)
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-.
so also 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)
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.
is mine 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
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, every life belongs to Me. The life of the father is like the life of the son--both belong to Me. The person who sins is the one who will die."

International Standard Version
Look! Every living soul belongs to me—the father's as well as the son's. So pay attention! The person who keeps on sinning is going to die."

NET Bible
Indeed! All lives are mine--the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The life of every person belongs to me. Fathers and their children belong to me. The person who sins will die.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.
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