Ezekiel 18:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Young's Literal Translation
A man—he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,

King James Bible
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, [but] hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Hebrew
He does not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

oppress
הוֹנָ֔ה (hō·w·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3238: To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat

another,
וְאִישׁ֙ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

or retain
חָבָ֔ל (ḥā·ḇāl)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2254: To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain

a pledge,
חֲבֹל֙ (ḥă·ḇōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2258: A pledge

or commit
גָזָ֑ל (ḡā·zāl)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob

robbery.
וּגְזֵלָ֖ה (ū·ḡə·zê·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1500: Robbery, plunder

He gives
נָתָ֔ן (nā·ṯān)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

his bread
לַחְמוֹ֙ (laḥ·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

to the hungry
לְרָעֵ֣ב (lə·rā·‘êḇ)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7457: Hungry

and covers
כִּסָּה־ (kis·sāh-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

the naked
וְעֵר֖וֹם (wə·‘ê·rō·wm)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5903: Naked, nakedness

with clothing.
בָֽגֶד׃ (ḇā·ḡeḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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