Ezekiel 46:16

Ezekiel 46:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons’; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his sons, it will also belong to his descendants; it is to be their property by inheritance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons. It is their property by inheritance.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince gives a gift of land to one of his sons as his inheritance, it will belong to him and his descendants forever.

Context of Ezekiel 46:16

14And you shall prepare a grain offering with it every morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour. This grain offering is a perpetual ordinance, to be made regularly to the Lord. 15Thus they shall prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil, as a regular burnt offering every morning.” ‘Thus says the Lord God: “If the prince gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. 17But if he gives a gift of some of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty, after which it shall return to the prince. But his inheritance shall belong to his sons; it shall become theirs. 18Moreover the prince shall not take any of the people’s inheritance by evicting them from their property; he shall provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people may be scattered from his property.” ’ ”

Ezekiel 46:16 word by word

כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֨ן הַנָּשִׂ֤יא מַתָּנָה֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ מִבָּנָ֔יו נַחֲלָת֥וֹ הִ֖יא לְבָנָ֣יו תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲחֻזָּתָ֥ם הִ֖יא בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• If the princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• a giftמַתָּנָהmattânâh · giftH4979
• unto anyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• their possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272

Cross-references for Ezekiel 46:16

• Genesis 25:5And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
• 2 Chronicles 21:3Their father gave them great gifts of silver and gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
• Psalms 37:18The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
• Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• Luke 10:42But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
• John 8:35And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.
• Romans 8:15For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
• Galatians 4:7Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 46:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 The prince was robe provided with possessions of his own, in order to prevent exactions from his subjects; further enactments are added to prevent the alienation of the prince‘s land. Any gifts made to his servants must revert to the prince in the “year of liberty,” or jubilee (see the marginal reference note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18The land given to the prince was a gift from the Lord to him and his family. Because of this, he could not give it away permanently to one of his servants. In the Year of Jubilee, which came every fiftieth year, all land in Israel returned to its original family owners. In that year, any land given by the prince would return to him and his family. This rule helped prevent the king from taking more and more land to reward his servants. Without this limit…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. The prince's possession is to be inalienable, and any portion given to a servant is to revert to his sons at the year of jubilee, that he may have no temptation to spoil his people of their inheritance, as formerly (compare Ahab and Naboth, 1Ki 21:1-29). The mention of the year of jubilee implies that there is something literal meant, besides the spiritual sense. The jubilee year was restored after the captivity [Josephus, Antiquities, 14.10,6; 1…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 46

• 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