Ezekiel 18:8-10

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Ezekiel 18:8 sn This law was given in Lev 25:36.
2. Ezekiel 18:8 tn Heb, “turns back his hand.”
3. Ezekiel 18:8 tn Heb “justice of truth.”
4. Ezekiel 18:9 tc The MT reads לַעֲשׂוֹת אֱמֶת (laʿasot ʾemet, “to do with integrity”), while the LXX reads “to do them,” presupposing לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתָם (laʿasot ʾotam). The ם (mem) and ת (tav) have been reversed in the MT. The LXX reflects the original, supported by similar phrasing in Ezekiel 11:20; 20:19.
5. Ezekiel 18:9 tn Heb “he.”
6. Ezekiel 18:9 tn Heb “living, he will live.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
7. Ezekiel 18:10 tn Heb “begets.”
8. Ezekiel 18:10 tn Heb “and he does, a brother, from one of these.” If “brother” is retained, it may be an adverbial accusative: “against a brother” (i.e., fellow Israelite). But the form is likely dittographic, as the consonants that spell “brother” אח (alef-het) occur in the following word).