Ezekiel 44:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 44:28

26 ^aAfter he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him.

27 And on the day that he goes to the sanctuary to minister in the sanctuary, ^ahe must offer his sin offering ^bin the inner court,” says the Lord God.

28 “It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I ^aam their inheritance. You shall give them no ^bpossession in Israel, for I am their possession.

29 ^aThey shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; ^bevery dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

30 The ^abest of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you ^bshall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, ^cto cause a blessing to rest on your house.

31 The priests shall not eat anything, bird or beast, that ^adied naturally or was torn by wild beasts.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 44:28

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American Standard Version
And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

Amplified® Bible
This [their ministry to Me] shall be to them as an inheritance, for I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.

Contemporary English Version
I myself will provide for my priests, and so they won't receive any land of their own.

Darby English Version
And it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

Good News Bible
"The priests have the priesthood as their share of what I have given Israel to be handed down from one generation to another. They are not to hold property in Israel; I am all they need.

King James Version
And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

New American Standard Bible
"And it shall be with regard to an inheritance for them, {that} I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel--I am their possession.

New International Version
" 'I am to be the only inheritance the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession.

New King James Version
“It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I am their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And it shall occur with regard to an inheritance for them, that I will serve as their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel--I serve as their possession.

Revised Standard Version
"They shall have no inheritance; I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath been to them for an inheritance; I `am' their inheritance: and a possession ye do not give to them in Israel; I `am' their possession.

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