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You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“This shall be their inheritance: I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I <i>am</i> their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I <i>am</i> their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, <i>that</i> I <i>am</i> their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I <i>am</i> their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And it shall be regarding an inheritance for them, <i>that</i> I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no property in Israel—I am their property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it shall be with regard to an inheritance for them, <i>that</i> I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel—I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And it shall be with regard to an inheritance for them, <i>that</i> I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel—I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“It [their ministry to Me] shall be as an inheritance to them, for I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no property (land) in Israel, for I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I myself will provide for my priests, and so they won't receive any land of their own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they shall have an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'The priests will have no inheritance. I am their inheritance. Don't give them any possessions in Israel. The priests belong to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now with respect to the priests' inheritances, I am to be their inheritance, and you are to give them no possession in Israel, since I am their possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I am their property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has been for an inheritance to them; I [am] their inheritance, and you do not give a possession to them in Israel; I [am] their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was to them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and a possession ye shall not give to there in Israel: I am their possession.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall have no inheritance, I am their inheritance: neither shall you give them any possession in Israel, for I am their possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there shall be no inheritance for them. I am their inheritance. And you shall not give them any possession in Israel. For I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will be their heritage: I am their heritage! You shall not give them any property in Israel, for I am their property!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This shall be their inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no holding in Israel; I am their holding.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the sanctuary shall be to them for an inheritance; for I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel; for I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it shall be their inheritance. I am their inheritance, and you shall not give a portion to them in Israel. I am their portion<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and no possession shall be given them among the children of Israel; for I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13640" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">The Duties of the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">In regard to</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">their</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: lə·na·ḥă·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">their inheritance.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ṯit·tə·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">You are to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: wa·’ă·ḥuz·zāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">possession</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">in Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">for I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">their possession.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a></span><br />That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a></span><br />To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-33.htm">Joshua 13:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Numbers 18:23-24</a></span><br />The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites. / For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a></span><br />who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Revelation 5:10</a></span><br />You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-21.htm">1 Corinthians 3:21-23</a></span><br />Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours, / whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, / and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-32.htm">Acts 20:32</a></span><br />And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.</p><p class="hdg">I am their inheritance</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/45-4.htm">Ezekiel 45:4</a></b></br> The holy <i>portion</i> of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Ezekiel 48:9-11</a></b></br> The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD <i>shall be</i> of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I <i>am</i> thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-12.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-12.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-5.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-8.htm">Regard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-8.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-29.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-5.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-30.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-5.htm">Property</a> <a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Regard</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">The east gate assigned only to the prince</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Idolaters incapable of the priests office</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ordinances for the priests</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, the tribes received land as their inheritance, but the Levites were set apart for priestly duties and did not receive a land inheritance like the other tribes. This reflects their unique role and calling within the community, emphasizing their dependence on God rather than material wealth.<p><b>I am their inheritance</b><br>God Himself is the inheritance of the priests, signifying a special relationship and privilege. This highlights the spiritual nature of their calling, where their reward is not material but relational and spiritual. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as having an inheritance in Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>), pointing to a deeper spiritual fulfillment.<p><b>You are to give them no possession in Israel</b><br>This command underscores the distinct role of the Levites, who were to rely on the offerings and provisions given by the other tribes. It also emphasizes the principle of divine provision, where God ensures the needs of His servants are met through the community's support. This arrangement fosters a sense of unity and interdependence among the tribes.<p><b>for I am their possession</b><br>God being their possession signifies a profound spiritual truth: the ultimate reward and fulfillment for the priests is found in their relationship with God. This foreshadows the New Covenant, where believers are called to find their identity and inheritance in Christ. It also reflects the idea of God as the ultimate source of satisfaction and security, transcending earthly possessions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levitical_priests.htm">The Levitical Priests</a></b><br>Specifically addressed in this passage, they are set apart for service to God and are given no land inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the laws and statutes are given, including the distribution of land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship and service for the priests, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_babylonian_exile.htm">The Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time of judgment and hope for restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_inheritance.htm">God as Our Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as the Levitical priests were to find their inheritance in God, believers today are called to find their ultimate satisfaction and identity in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_priorities.htm">Spiritual Priorities</a></b><br>The absence of a physical inheritance for the priests emphasizes the importance of spiritual over material wealth. Believers are encouraged to prioritize their relationship with God above earthly possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/service_and_dedication.htm">Service and Dedication</a></b><br>The priests' role was one of service and dedication to God. Christians are called to serve God wholeheartedly, recognizing that their true reward is in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>As believers, our identity is rooted in being a royal priesthood. This identity calls us to live lives that reflect God's holiness and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The priests' reliance on God for their needs teaches us to trust in God's provision, knowing that He is faithful to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_priests'_inheritances_align_biblically.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 indicates priests have no inheritance apart from the Lord—how does this align with land allotment practices known from other biblical or historical sources? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_conflict_persist_despite_ezekiel_36.htm">In light of Ezekiel 36's promise of restoration, why does the historical record show so much continued conflict in the region, seeming to contradict the prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_poverty_exist_despite_deut._15_4.htm">Deuteronomy 15:4 promises no poverty if God's commands are followed--why did poverty still exist among Israelites historically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_land_with_israel's_claim.htm">If the land truly belongs to God (Lev 25:23), how do we reconcile this with later claims of permanent territorial inheritance for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">I am their inheritance.--</span>This is a simple repetition of the frequent declarations in the law (<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any part among them: I am your part and your inheritance among the children of Israel.">Numbers 18:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm" title="Why Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD your God promised him.">Deuteronomy 10:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-2.htm" title="Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brothers: the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said to them.">Deuteronomy 18:2</a>); the priests were to be supported by the tithes given to God, and by their portion of the offerings made to Him. These are here summarily mentioned in <a href="/context/ezekiel/44-28.htm" title="And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.">Ezekiel 44:28-29</a>, and may be found more particularly described, as regards the priests' share of the meat, sin, and trespass offerings, in <a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm" title="And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.">Leviticus 2:3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/6-25.htm" title="Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.">Leviticus 6:25</a>; <a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm" title="All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.">Leviticus 6:29</a>; <a href="/context/leviticus/7-6.htm" title="Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.">Leviticus 7:6-7</a>; the devoted field, <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm" title="But the field, when it goes out in the jubilee, shall be holy to the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.">Leviticus 27:21</a>; the first-fruits, <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm" title="The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.">Exodus 23:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm" title="The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.">Exodus 34:26</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-13.htm" title="And whatever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring to the LORD, shall be yours; every one that is clean in your house shall eat of it.">Numbers 18:13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-4.htm" title="The first fruit also of your corn, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, shall you give him.">Deuteronomy 18:4</a>; and for the special heave offerings, <a href="/context/numbers/15-19.htm" title="Then it shall be, that, when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up an heave offering to the LORD.">Numbers 15:19-21</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-19.htm" title="All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the LORD, have I given you, and your sons and your daughters with you, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD to you and to your seed with you.">Numbers 18:19</a>. As it was not inconsistent with these provisions that the priests should also have assigned to them cities for residence, with their suburbs for pasturage, so these gifts are not now excluded by the fact that the priests should possess the "oblation" of land (<a href="/context/ezekiel/45-1.htm" title="Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an oblation to the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.">Ezekiel 45:1-5</a>), although their portion is thereby greatly increased. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 28-31</span> state the emoluments which should Be enjoyed by the priests. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - The Authorized Version conveys the impression that the first portion of the priests' sustenance should be derived from the sin offering, which is not mentioned till the following verse. <span class="cmt_word">And it shall be unto them for an inheritance</span> ought rather to be rendered, <span class="accented">and there shall be to them</span> (what shall be) for <span class="accented">an inheritance</span>; or more simply, <span class="accented">and they shall have an inheritance</span> (Revised Version), which, it is next declared, as in the Law (<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1, 2</a>), should be Jehovah, and not any territorial possession or tribal tract such as should be assigned to the other tribes (see <a href="/ezekiel/48.htm">Ezekiel 48</a>.). Smend thinks Ezekiel was scarcely accurate in describing the priests as landless in the sense intended by the Deuteronomist and the priest-code, since in <a href="/ezekiel/45-4.htm">Ezekiel 45:4</a> they are, after all, furnished with a plot of ground on which to build their houses and erect their sanctuary; whilst Wellhansen ('Gesehichte Israels,' p. 165) holds the priest-code to have somewhat romanced in adopting the same language about the Aaronides and Levites, since, if they really did obtain forty-eight cities, "what were these if not a lot and a land tract, and that too a comparatively great and important one?" Neither view stands in need of refutation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In regard to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their inheritance,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their inheritance.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You are to give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִתְּנ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯit·tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">possession</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḥuz·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for I [am]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their possession.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/44-28.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 44:28 They shall have an inheritance: (Ezek. 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