The Meaning of Ezekiel 18:10 Explained

Ezekiel 18:10

KJV: If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,

YLT: And -- he hath begotten a son, A burglar -- a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,

Darby: And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these things,

ASV: If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If he beget  a son  [that is] a robber,  a shedder  of blood,  and [that] doeth  the like  to [any] one  of these [things], 

What does Ezekiel 18:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 18

1  God defends his justice
31  and exhorts to repentance

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 18:10 mean?

And if he begets a son [who] [is] a robber Or a shedder of blood and [Who] does to a brother one of these [things]
וְהוֹלִ֥יד בֵּן־ פָּרִ֖יץ שֹׁפֵ֣ךְ דָּ֑ם וְעָ֣שָׂה אָ֔ח מֵאַחַ֖ד מֵאֵֽלֶּה

וְהוֹלִ֥יד  And  if  he  begets 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בֵּן־  a  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
פָּרִ֖יץ  [who]  [is]  a  robber 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: פָּרִיץ 
Sense: violent one, breaker.
שֹׁפֵ֣ךְ  Or  a  shedder 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.
דָּ֑ם  of  blood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
וְעָ֣שָׂה  and  [Who]  does 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אָ֔ח  to  a  brother 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
מֵאַחַ֖ד  one 
Parse: Preposition-m, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מֵאֵֽלֶּה  of  these  [things] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.