Ezekiel 48:14

Ezekiel 48:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 48:14

12And this offering heaved from the heave-offering of the land shall be unto them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites. 13And answering to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: the whole length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy unto Jehovah. 15And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a common [place] for the city, for dwellings and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it. 16And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred [cubits], and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

Ezekiel 48:14 word by word

וְלֹא־יִמְכְּר֣וּ מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹ֥א יָמֵ֛ר וְלֹ֥א יַעֲבִ֖יר רֵאשִׁ֣ית הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּי־קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• sellמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• exchangeמוּרmûr · to changeH4171
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:14

• Exodus 22:29— Thou shalt not delay the fulness of thy [threshing-floor] and the outflow of thy [winepress]. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
• Leviticus 27:10They shall not alter it nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.
• Ezekiel 48:12And this offering heaved from the heave-offering of the land shall be unto them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
• Leviticus 23:20And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits as a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two he-lambs; they shall be holy to Jehovah, for the priest.
• Leviticus 27:9And if it be a beast whereof men bring an offering unto Jehovah, all that they give of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.
• Malachi 3:8Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? [In] tithes and heave-offerings.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14The holy portion was not exactly in the center of the land. There were seven tribal strips to the north and five to the south. Although not centrally located, the spiritual center had moved significantly north from Jerusalem. The importance of the holy portion for the Lord's temple is emphasized by its detailed dimensions and composition, unlike the brief descriptions of the tribal areas. This special portion was dedicated to God and could never be sold…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. Dan--The lands are divided into portions of ideal exactness, running alongside of each other, the whole breadth from west to east, standing in a common relation to the temple in the center: seven tribes' portions on the north, five in the smaller division in the south. The portions of the city, the temple, the prince, and the priesthood, are in the middle, not within the boundaries of any tribe, all alike having a common interest in them. Judah has the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:14

• Levites
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Alienate
• Profane
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Levitical Cities
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Shaalbim

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings