¹⁴Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and ^yyconsidereth, and doeth not such like, ¹⁵That ^fhath not eaten upon the mountains, neither ^ghath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, ^hhath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, ¹⁶Neither ^lhath oppressed any, ^†^mhath not withholden the pledge, neither ⁿhath spoiled by violence, but ^ohath given his bread to the hungry, and ^ohath covered the naked with a garment, ¹⁷That ^zhath taken off his hand from the poor, ^qthat hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, ^uhath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, ^vhe shall surely live. ¹⁸As for his father, because ^ahe cruelly oppressed, ^aⁿspoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even ^bhe shall die in his iniquity.

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yyver. 28. ch. 12:3.
fver. 11, 15. ch. 22:9. So Isai. 65:7. See Deut. 12:2. & ch. 6:13.
gver. 12, 15. ch. 33:25. So Deut. 4:19. Comp. Ps. 123:1.
hver. 11, 15. See ch. 22:11.
lver. 12, 16. Ex. 22:21. Lev. 25:14. So Lev. 19:15.
†Heb, hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to pledge. See Job 22:6. Comp. ver. 7, 12.
mver. 12, 16. ch. 33:15. See Ex. 22:26.
nver. 12, 16, 18. So ch. 33:15
over. 16. See Matt. 25:35, 36.
over. 16. See Matt. 25:35, 36.
zComp. Job 9:33.
qver. 13, 17. ch. 22:12.
uver. 17.
vver. 17, 19, 21. ch. 20:11. Amos 5:4. See Prov. 4:4.
a Ec. 5:8 (Heb.).
a Ec. 5:8 (Heb.).
nver. 12, 16, 18. So ch. 33:15
bSee ch. 3:18

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live. As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:

“He does not eat at the mountain shrines

or look to the idols of Israel.

He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

He does not oppress anyone

or require a pledge for a loan.

He does not commit robbery

but gives his food to the hungry

and provides clothing for the naked.

He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor

and takes no interest or profit from them.

He keeps my laws and follows my decrees.

He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Now suppose he has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do likewise. He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife. He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices my ordinances and follows my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.

“As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed his brother, and did among his people what was not good.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But suppose that sinful son, in turn, has a son who sees his father’s wickedness and decides against that kind of life. This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery. He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. He helps the poor, does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live. But the father will die for his many sins—for being cruel, robbing people, and doing what was clearly wrong among his people.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And look! He has a son, and he sees all of the sin of his father that he did, and he sees it, but he does not do it. On the mountains he does not eat, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile. And he oppresses no one; he requires no pledge for a loan, and he does not commit robbery; he gives his bread to the hungry, and he covers the naked person with a garment. He brings back his hand from iniquity; he does not take interest and usury; he does my regulations; he goes in my statutes. He will not die because of the guilt of his father; he will surely live! Because his father oppressed severely; he stole from his brother; that which is not good he did in the midst of his people, and look! He will die through his guilt.