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 Living Translation (NLT)None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the Lord; it is set apart as holy.

Context of Ezekiel 48:14

12And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 13“Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. 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. 15“The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center. 16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.

Ezekiel 48:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall not sellמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• of it, neither exchangeמוּרmûr · to changeH4171
• nor alienateעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: bestH7225
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:14

• Exodus 22:29“You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
• Leviticus 27:10He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy.
• Ezekiel 48:12And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
• Leviticus 23:20The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.
• Leviticus 27:9‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy.
• Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way 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
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• Ezekiel
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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