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Ezekiel 44:30
30The 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the Lord will go to the priests. The first batch of dough must also be given to the priests so the Lord will bless your homes.
Context of Ezekiel 44:30
28“ ‘I am to be the only inheritance the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession. 29They will eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted to the Lord will belong to them. 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. 31The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead or torn by wild animals.
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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 to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
- Exodus 22:29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. “You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
- Exodus 23:19“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”
- Numbers 15:19and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the Lord.
- Numbers 18:12“I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the Lord as the firstfruits of their harvest.
- Deuteronomy 18:4You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,
- 2 Chronicles 31:4He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the Lord.
- Nehemiah 10:35“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.
- James 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
- Deuteronomy 26:10and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me.” Place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
- Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
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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