Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 44:30
30The best of all the firstfruits of every kind and contribution of every kind from all your gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest so that a blessing may rest on your homes.
Ezekiel 44:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
- New International Version (NIV)The best of all the firstfruits and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal so that a blessing may rest on your household.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the first of all the firstfruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, that a blessing may rest on your house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
Context of Ezekiel 44:30
28“This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. 29They will eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering. Everything in Israel that is permanently dedicated to the Lord will belong to them. The best of all the firstfruits of every kind and contribution of every kind from all your gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest so that a blessing may rest on your homes. 31The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.
Read all of Ezekiel 44Ezekiel 44:30 word by word
וְרֵאשִׁית֩ כָּל־בִּכּ֨וּרֵי כֹ֜ל וְכָל־תְּר֣וּמַת כֹּ֗ל מִכֹּל֙ תְּרוּמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֑ה וְרֵאשִׁ֤ית עֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנ֣וּ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן לְהָנִ֥יחַ בְּרָכָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the firstרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
- of all the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִיםbikkûr · firstfruitH1061
- and every oblationתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
- shall be the priest’sכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- ye shall also giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- of your doughעֲרִיסָה‛ărîysâh · doughH6182
- that he may cause the blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
- to restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
- in thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for Ezekiel 44:30
- Exodus 13:2“Consecrate every firstborn male to me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is mine.”
- Exodus 22:29“You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give me the firstborn of your sons.
- Exodus 23:19“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God. “You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Numbers 3:13because every firstborn belongs to me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to myself, both man and animal. They are mine; I am the Lord.”
- Numbers 15:19you are to offer a contribution to the Lord when you eat from the food of the land.
- Numbers 18:12I am giving you all the best of the fresh oil, new wine, and grain, which the Israelites give to the Lord as their firstfruits.
- Deuteronomy 18:4You are to give him the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and fresh oil, and the first sheared wool of your flock.
- 2 Chronicles 31:4He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.
- Nehemiah 10:35We will bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the Lord’s house year by year.
- James 1:18By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
- Deuteronomy 26:10I have now brought the first of the land’s produce that you, Lord, have given me. You will then place the container before the Lord your God and bow down to him.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
- Malachi 3:10Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 44:30
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 Regulations as to the priests‘ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness. Ezekiel 44:18 The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-30The priests belonged to the Lord and received support from a share of the temple's sacrificial offerings. They did not own land or property. The Lord was their inheritance. The people supplied their needs with the firstfruits of harvests and various temple offerings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. give ... priest the first ... that he may cause the blessing to rest--(Pr 3:9, 10; Mal 3:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 44
- 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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