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Ezekiel 44:28

In 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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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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will becomeH1961 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hemfor them
לְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.Lah<into> an inheritanceH5159 →
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
נַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.Tam[am] inheritance theirH5159 →
וַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.Zahand a possessionH272 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תִתְּנ֤וּti.te.Nuyou will giveH5414 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hemto them
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478 →
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.Tam[am] possession theirH272 →

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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.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.Deuteronomy 18:1–2The 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.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.Ezekiel 45:4It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.Ezekiel 48:10This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.1 Peter 5:2–4Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;Joshua 13:14To 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.Ezekiel 48:9–11The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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