3:20 “When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle 2 before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death. 3:21 However, if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he 3 does not sin, he will certainly live because he was warned, and you will have saved your own life.”
1 tn Verses 17-19 are repeated in Ezek 33:7-9.
2 tn Or “stumbling block.” The Hebrew term refers to an obstacle in the road in Lev 19:14.
3 tn Heb “the righteous man.”