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“The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possession. 29Their food will come from the gifts and sacrifices brought to the Temple by the people—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Whatever anyone sets apart for the Lord will belong to the priests. 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. 31The priests may not eat meat from any bird or animal that dies a natural death or that dies after being attacked by another 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“Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.”
• Exodus 22:29“You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. “You must give me your firstborn sons.
• Exodus 23:19“As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the Lord.”
• Numbers 15:19and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:12“I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the Lord—the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain.
• Deuteronomy 18:4You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.
• 2 Chronicles 31:4In addition, he required the people in Jerusalem to bring a portion of their goods to the priests and Levites, so they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord.
• Nehemiah 10:35“We promise to bring the first part of every harvest to the Lord’s Temple year after year—whether it be a crop from the soil or from our fruit trees.
• James 1:18He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
• Deuteronomy 26:10And now, O Lord, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the Lord your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.
• Malachi 3:10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

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