Ezekiel 44:30

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

28Do not give the priests their own land in Israel to keep for their descendants. I myself will be the gift that they receive. I will take care of them and their families. 29They will receive the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings. They are allowed to eat some of those offerings that the people bring. All the special things that people give to the Lord will belong to the priests. The best of all the first crops from people's land and all their special gifts will belong to the priests. You must also give to the priests the first flour that you make from your grain. Then I will bless the people who live in your house. 31The priests must not eat any bird or any animal that people find dead. They must not eat anything that a wild animal has killed.” ’

Ezekiel 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 13:2He said, ‘Keep every firstborn male separate and special for me. Every male who is the first to be born of his mother is mine. He is mine, whether he is man or animal.’
• Exodus 22:29Do not refuse to offer your grain, your wine or your olive oil to me. You must give your firstborn sons to me.
• Exodus 23:19When you cut the first crops from your fields, bring the best food to the house of the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
• Numbers 3:13I killed all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. But I kept the firstborn sons of every person and animal among the Israelites for myself. They belong to me. I am the Lord!’
• Numbers 15:19When they first eat the food from that land, they must give a special offering to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:12I will give to you the best olive oil, the best wine and the best grain. The people give to the Lord the first part of these that they get.
• Deuteronomy 18:4You must also give them the first part of your grain, your wine and your olive oil. Give them the first wool that you cut from your sheep.
• 2 Chronicles 31:4King Hezekiah told the people who lived in Jerusalem to bring their offerings too. They must provide the proper gifts for the priests and the Levites. Then they would serve the Lord in the way that his law taught them to do.
• Nehemiah 10:35We will also agree to bring the first crops from our land each year and the first fruits from our trees. We will bring these to the Lord's temple.
• James 1:18He chose to make us his children. He used his true message to do that. Because of that, we are like the first special gift that belongs to him from among everything that he has made.
• Deuteronomy 26:10So now I am bringing the first food that has grown in my fields. You, Lord, have given it to me.’ Then you must put the basket down in front of the Lord's altar. Worship him there.
• Proverbs 3:9Show that you respect the Lord in the way that you use your money. Offer the first part of the harvest from your farm to him.
• Malachi 3:10Now you must bring the whole tithe that belongs to me. Store it in my temple, so that there will be food in my house. Obey me and then see what I will do.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says. ‘You will see how much I will bless you! You will not have enough room to store all the good things that I will give to you. I will pour blessings out of the sky like rain.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 44:30

• Dough
• First Fruits
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• First-Fruits
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Temple
• grain offering, meal offering

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