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

28“‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I am their property. 29They may eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, and every devoted thing in Israel will be theirs. The first of all the first fruits and all contributions of any kind will be for the priests; you will also give to the priest the first portion of your dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house. 31The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal.

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 13:2“Set apart to me every firstborn male – the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”
• Exodus 22:29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
• Exodus 23:19The first of the firstfruits of your soil you must bring to the house of the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Numbers 3:13because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the Lord.”
• Numbers 15:19and you eat some of the food of the land, you must offer up a raised offering to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:12“All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord, I have given to you.
• Deuteronomy 18:4You must give them the best of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.
• 2 Chronicles 31:4He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient to the law of the Lord.
• Nehemiah 10:35We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the lord.
• James 1:18By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
• Deuteronomy 26:10So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground’s produce that you, Lord, have given me.” Then you must set it down before the Lord your God and worship before him.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;
• Malachi 3:10“Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the Lord who rules over all, “to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.

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