Ezekiel 48:14 “They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer t…”

Ezekiel 48:14

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

World English Bible

They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated, for it is holy to the LORD.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy unto Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And they are not to let any of it go for a price, or give it in exchange; and the part of the land given to the Lord is not to go into other hands: for it is holy to the Lord.

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Cross references

“they shall”

Leviticus 27:28 Exodus 22:29 Leviticus 27:10 Leviticus 27:33

Leviticus 27:28 · BSB

Nothing 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.

Exodus 22:29 · BSB

You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

Leviticus 27:10 · BSB

He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

Leviticus 27:33 · BSB

He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”

“for”

Ezekiel 48:12 Leviticus 23:20 Malachi 3:8–10 Leviticus 27:9 Leviticus 27:32

Ezekiel 48:12 · BSB

It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.

Leviticus 23:20 · BSB

The 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.

Malachi 3:8–10 · BSB

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Leviticus 27:9 · BSB

If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.

Leviticus 27:32 · BSB

Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.

Also

Leviticus 25:34

Leviticus 25:34 · BSB

But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.

15The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it

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