Ezekiel 18:8

בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־יִתֵּ֗ן וְתַרְבִּית֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔ח מֵעָ֖וֶל יָשִׁ֣יב יָדֹ֑ו מִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֱמֶת֙ יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ לְאִֽישׁ׃

With interest he does not give, and increase he does not take; from injustice he turns back his hand; true justice he does between a man and a man.

Morphology

1. בַּנֶּשֶׁךְ (ba-neshekh) – Root: נשׁך; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “with interest”; Notes: Refers to usury or charging interest on loans.
2. לֹא (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the verb that follows.
3. יִתֵּן (yitten) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he gives”; Notes: In context, “he does not give with interest.”
4. וְתַרְבִּית (ve-tarbit) – Root: רבה; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and increase”; Notes: Parallel to “interest,” meaning profit from usury.
5. לֹא (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the next verb.
6. יִקָּח (yiqqah) – Root: לקח; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he takes”; Notes: Indicates taking increase or usury from another.
7. מֵעָוֶל (me-ʿavel) – Root: עול; Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from injustice”; Notes: Refers to wrongdoing or unrighteousness.
8. יָשִׁיב (yashiv) – Root: שׁוב; Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he turns back / restores”; Notes: Expresses causative nuance, here withdrawing the hand from injustice.
9. יָדֹו (yado) – Root: יד; Form: Noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his hand”; Notes: Symbol of action or power.
10. מִשְׁפַּט (mishpat) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “justice”; Notes: Refers to judgment, fairness, legal equity.
11. אֱמֶת (ʾemet) – Root: אמת; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “truth”; Notes: Modifies “justice,” stressing reliability and integrity.
12. יַעֲשֶׂה (yaʿaseh) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he does”; Notes: Action of carrying out justice.
13. בֵּין (bein) – Root: בין; Form: Preposition; Translation: “between”; Notes: Introduces the parties involved.
14. אִישׁ (ish) – Root: אישׁ; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a man”; Notes: First party in the dispute.
15. לְאִישׁ (le-ish) – Root: אישׁ; Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “to a man”; Notes: Second party in the dispute, completing the phrase “between a man and a man.”