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Ezekiel 18:4-6
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4 Indeed! All lives are mine—the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one[a] who sins will die.

5 “Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right, 6 does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains[b] or pray to the idols[c] of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, does not approach a woman for marital relations[d] during her period,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:4 tn Heb “life.”
  2. Ezekiel 18:6 tn Heb “on the mountains he does not eat.” The mountains are often mentioned as the place where idolatrous sacrifices were eaten (Ezek 20:28; 22:9; 34:6).
  3. Ezekiel 18:6 tn Heb “does not lift up his eyes.” This refers to looking to idols for help.
  4. Ezekiel 18:6 tn The expression קָרַב אֶל (qarav ʾel) means “draw near to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for the intended purpose of sexual relations (Lev 18:14; Deut 22:14; Isa 8:3).
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