Ezekiel 44:28
in Ezekiel 44In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 44
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd it shall be unto them for an inheritance,.... Either the sin offering, or the priesthood, and the perquisites belonging to it: or, they shall have an inheritance (r); but what shall it be?
This site's exposition
I am their inheritance
on Ezekiel 44:28-31
The priests receive no land, for the Lord says, “I am their inheritance,” the principle fixed for Levi (Numbers 18:20, Deuteronomy 18:1-2). Their portion comes from the altar: the grain, sin and guilt offerings, everything devoted to the LORD, the firstfruits and the first batch of dough.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 28) But they will not have an inheritance: I will be their inheritance, and you shall not give them any possession in Israel; I will be their possession.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Some land was allowed them ( ch. xlviii. 10 ), but their principal subsistence was by their office. What God appropriated to himself they were the receivers of, for their own proper use and behoof; they lived upon the holy things, and so God himself was the portion both of their inheritance and of their cup.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
I am their inheritance - Those who affect to form their ecclesiastical matters on the model of the Jewish Church have with one consent left this out of the question. They will not live on the free-will offerings of the people; but must have vast revenues, and these secured to them by law.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיְתָ֤ה | vehayetah | and it will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | for them | ||
| לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה | lenachalah | <into> an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| אֲנִ֖י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם | nachalatam | [am] inheritance their | H5159 → | 222 times |
| וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה | vaachuzah | and a possession | H272 → | 66 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִתְּנ֤וּ | titenu | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to them | ||
| בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | beyisrael | in Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲנִ֖י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃ | ʾachuzatam | [am] possession their | H272 → | 66 times |
וְהָיְתָ֤הand it will become
vehayetahH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶם֙for them
lahem
לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה<into> an inheritance
lenachalahH5159 →222 times
אֲנִ֖יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם[am] inheritance their
nachalatamH5159 →222 times
וַאֲחֻזָּ֗הand a possession
vaachuzahH272 →66 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִתְּנ֤וּyou will give
titenuH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶם֙to them
lahem
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israel
beyisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲנִ֖יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃[am] possession their
ʾachuzatamH272 →66 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 18:20Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:1–2
The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 10:9
That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 18:7
The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 13:33
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Lamentations 3:24
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- Deuteronomy 18:1–2
Through
Joshua 13:33To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
it leads to
- Joshua 13:14
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Numbers 18:20
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
- Joshua 13:14
Through
Deuteronomy 10:9That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
it leads to
- Numbers 18:20–24
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
- Numbers 18:20–24
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.