American Standard Version
Ezekiel 46:16
16Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance.
Ezekiel 46:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons’; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his sons, it will also belong to his descendants; it is to be their property by inheritance.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons. It is their property by inheritance.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Thus says the Lord God: “If the prince gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance.
Context of Ezekiel 46:16
14And thou shalt prepare a meal-offering with it morning by morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of a hin of oil, to moisten the fine flour; a meal-offering unto Jehovah continually by a perpetual ordinance. 15Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meal-offering, and the oil, morning by morning, for a continual burnt-offering. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. 17But if he give of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for his inheritance, it shall be for his sons. 18Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance, to thrust them out of their possession; he shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession, that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
Read all of Ezekiel 46Ezekiel 46:16 word by word
כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֨ן הַנָּשִׂ֤יא מַתָּנָה֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ מִבָּנָ֔יו נַחֲלָת֥וֹ הִ֖יא לְבָנָ֣יו תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲחֻזָּתָ֥ם הִ֖יא בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- giftמַתָּנָהmattânâh · giftH4979
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- belongהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
Cross-references for Ezekiel 46:16
- Genesis 25:5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
- 2 Chronicles 21:3And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the first-born.
- Psalms 37:18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
- Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Luke 10:42but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- John 8:35And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.
- Romans 8:15For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- Galatians 4:7So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 46:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 The prince was robe provided with possessions of his own, in order to prevent exactions from his subjects; further enactments are added to prevent the alienation of the prince‘s land. Any gifts made to his servants must revert to the prince in the “year of liberty,” or jubilee (see the marginal reference note).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18The land given to the prince was a gift from the Lord to him and his family. Because of this, he could not give it away permanently to one of his servants. In the Year of Jubilee, which came every fiftieth year, all land in Israel returned to its original family owners. In that year, any land given by the prince would return to him and his family. This rule helped prevent the king from taking more and more land to reward his servants. Without this limit…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. The prince's possession is to be inalienable, and any portion given to a servant is to revert to his sons at the year of jubilee, that he may have no temptation to spoil his people of their inheritance, as formerly (compare Ahab and Naboth, 1Ki 21:1-29). The mention of the year of jubilee implies that there is something literal meant, besides the spiritual sense. The jubilee year was restored after the captivity [Josephus, Antiquities, 14.10,6; 1…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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