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OSHB Eze 18:17 חָיֹה (ḩāyoh) Strongs=2421 Lemma=‘חָיָה’
contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_live’
Morphology=Vqa PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_absolute

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Other uses (6) of identical word form חָיֹה (Morphology=Vqa PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חָיֹה’ (Morphology=Vqa PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘certainly_(live)’.

2 KI 8:10 contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_recover’ OSHB 2 KI 8:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 And_he/it _said to_him/it ʼElīshāˊ go say wwww certainly _(live) you _will _live and_he_has _shown _me YHWH if/because _that certainly _(die) he _will _die. (KI2_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 “Go and tell him that he’ll surely live,” Elisha answered. “But Yahweh has shown me that he’ll definitely die.” (KI2 8:10)

2 KI 8:14 contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_recover’ OSHB 2 KI 8:14 word 16

OET-LV: 14 And_he/it _went from_with ʼElīshāˊ and_he _came to master(s)_of_his and_he/it _said to_him/it what did _he _say to/for_yourself(m) ʼElīshāˊ and_he/it _said he _said to_me certainly _(live) you _will _live. (KI2_8:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then he left Elisha and went back to his master who asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?”
¶ And he answered, “He told me that you’ll certainly live.” (KI2 8:14)

EZE 18:9 contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_live’ OSHB EZE 18:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 In_my _of_regulations he _walked and_my _of_judgements he _has _kept for_doing faithfulness is_righteous he certainly _(live) he _will _live the _utterance _of my_master YHWH. (EZE_18:9)

OET-RV: 9 who follows my instructions and faithfully obeys my regulations, that man will be acquitted and will definitely live. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration. (EZE 18:9)

EZE 18:19 contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_live’ OSHB EZE 18:19 word 18

OET-LV: 19 And_you(pl)_say why not has _he _borne the_child in_the _iniquity _of the _parent and_the_child justice and_righteousness he _has _done DOM all _of regulations _of_my he _has _kept and_he _has _done DOM_them certainly _(live) he _will _live. (EZE_18:19)

OET-RV: 19 But you people ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son also have to pay the cost for his family’s crimes?’ Well it’s because the son promotes justice and godliness and follows all my instructions. He’ll definitely live. (EZE 18:19)

EZE 18:21 contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_live’ OSHB EZE 18:21 word 15

OET-LV: 21 and_the _wicked_person if/because he _will _turn _away from_all sins _of_his which he _has _done and_he _will _keep DOM all _of regulations _of_my and_he _will _do justice and_righteousness certainly _(live) he _will _live not he _will _die. (EZE_18:21)

OET-RV: 21 But if the wicked person turns away from all their disobedience, and follows all my instructions and does what’s right and fair, then that person will certainly live and not die. (EZE 18:21)

EZE 33:13 contextual word gloss=‘certainly_(live)’ word gloss=‘to_live’ OSHB EZE 33:13 word 3

OET-LV: 13 When_I_say to_person certainly _(live) he _will _live and_he he _relies on righteousness _of_his and_he _will _do unrighteousness all _of righteousness(es)_of_his not they _will _be _remembered and_in_his _of_unrighteousness which he _has _done in/on/over_him/it he _will _die. (EZE_33:13)

OET-RV: 13 If I say that a righteous person will surely live, and if they trust in their righteousness and then commit injustice, I won’t call to mind any of the good things they did—that person will die for the wickedness they committed. (EZE 33:13)