Ezekiel

Ezekiel 46:16–18

16This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance. 17But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.

18The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”

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Ezekiel 46:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֞ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the princeהַנָּשִׂ֤יאhan·nā·śîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5387 one lifted up
givesיִתֵּ֨ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
a giftמַתָּנָה֙mat·tā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH4979 gift
to anyלְאִ֣ישׁlə·’îšPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmib·bā·nāwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
as an inheritanceנַחֲלָת֥וֹna·ḥă·lā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance
itהִ֖יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
will belong to his descendantsלְבָנָ֣יוlə·ḇā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
It will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their propertyאֲחֻזָּתָ֥ם’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH272 possession
by inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃bə·na·ḥă·lāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance

Ezekiel 46:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But ifוְכִֽי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he givesיִתֵּ֨ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
a giftמַתָּנָ֜הmat·tā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH4979 gift
from his inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹmin·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance
to oneלְאַחַד֙lə·’a·ḥaḏPreposition-l; Number - masculine singularH259 one
of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוmê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
it will belong toוְהָ֤יְתָהwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
that servant untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the yearשְׁנַ֣תšə·naṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8141 year
of freedomהַדְּר֔וֹרhad·də·rō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1865 a flowing; free run, liberty
then it will revertוְשָׁבַ֖תwə·šā·ḇaṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
to the princeלַנָּשִׂ֑יאlan·nā·śîPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5387 one lifted up
His inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna·ḥă·lā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance
belongs onlyאַ֚ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
to his sonsבָּנָ֖יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
it shall beתִּהְיֶֽה׃tih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
theirsלָהֶ֥םlā·hemPreposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Ezekiel 46:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The princeהַנָּשִׂ֜יאhan·nā·śîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5387 one lifted up
must notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
takeיִקַּ֨חyiq·qaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
any of the inheritanceמִנַּחֲלַ֣תmin·na·ḥă·laṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH5159 possession, property, inheritance
of the peopleהָעָ֗םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
by evicting themלְהֽוֹנֹתָם֙lə·hō·w·nō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
from their propertyמֵאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םmê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯāmPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH272 possession
He is to provide an inheritanceיַנְחִ֣לyan·ḥilVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5157 get or take as a possession
for his sonsבָּנָ֑יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
from his own propertyמֵאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹmê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH272 possession
so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙lə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
noneלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
of My peopleעַמִּ֔י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
will be displacedיָפֻ֣צוּyā·p̄u·ṣūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6327 be dispersed, scattered
from his propertyמֵאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃mê·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH272 possession

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Ezekiel 46:16 2 Chronicles 21:3 · Galatians 4:7

Ezekiel 46:17 Leviticus 25:10

Ezekiel 46:18 Ezekiel 45:8 · Ezekiel 22:27 · 1 Kings 21:19 · Psalm 78:72 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Isaiah 32:1–2 · Ezekiel 34:21 · Ephesians 4:8 · John 10:28 · Micah 1:1–2 · Ezekiel 34:3–6 · Micah 2:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.