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

12It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites. 13Alongside the border of the priests the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; for it is holy to the Lord. 15“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. 16These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

Ezekiel 48:14 word by word

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

• shall not sellמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• or exchangeמוּרmûr · to changeH4171
• anyמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of it, or alienateעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• choiceרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: bestH7225
• of landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for it is holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:14

• Exodus 22:29“You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
• Leviticus 27:10He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy.
• Ezekiel 48:12It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites.
• Leviticus 23:20The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two lambs before the Lord; they are to be holy to the Lord for the priest.
• Leviticus 27:9‘Now if it is an animal of the kind which men can present as an offering to the Lord, any such that one gives to the Lord shall be holy.
• Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and 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