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Read›Ezekiel›Chapter 48

The Portions for the Priests and Levites

Ezekiel 48:14

In 11 translations

BSB
They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
KJV
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.
WEB
They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated, for it is holy to Yahweh.
ASV
And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto Jehovah.
LSV
And they do not sell of it, nor exchange, nor cause the first-fruit of the land to pass away: for [it is] holy to YHWH.
YLT
And they do not sell of it, nor exchange, nor cause to pass away the first-fruit of the land: for [it is] holy to Jehovah.
DBY
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy unto Jehovah.
DRC
And they shall not sell thereof, nor exchange, neither shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated, because they are sanctified to the Lord.
GNV
And they shall not sel of it, neither change it, nor abalienate the first fruites of the land: for it is holy vnto the Lord.
JPS
And they shall not sell of it, nor exchange, nor alienate the first portion of the land; for it is holy unto the LORD.
LXXE
No part of it shall be sold, nor measured as for sale, neither shall the first-fruits of the land be taken away: for they are holy to the Lord.

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  • Written (Ketiv): יַעֲבוּר (“it will pass over|”). Read aloud (Qere): יַעֲבִ֖יר (“one will make pass over”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Leningrad Codex reads יַעֲבִ֖ור; read aloud (Qere) reads יַעֲבִ֖יר (“one will make pass over”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְלֹא־יִמְכְּר֣וּ מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹ֥א יָמֵ֛ר וְלֹ֥א יעבור רֵאשִׁ֣ית הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּי־קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): יַעֲבִ֖יר
LXX-Br
Οὐ πραθήσεται ἐξ αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ καταμετρηθήσεται, οὐδὲ ἀφαιρεθήσεται τὰ πρωτογεννήματα τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἅγιόν ἐστι τῷ Κυρίῳ.

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  • Leviticus 27:28Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.
  • Leviticus 27:9–10If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy. He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does…
  • Exodus 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
  • Malachi 3:8–10Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. Bring the full tithe into the…
  • Leviticus 23:20The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
  • Leviticus 25:34But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.
  • Ezekiel 48:12It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
  • Leviticus 27:32–33Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD. He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a…

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