Ezekiel 46:16

¹⁴ You are also to provide with it every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour—a grain offering to the LORD. This is a permanent statute.

¹⁵ Thus they shall provide the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil every morning as a regular burnt offering.’

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance.

¹⁷ But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.

¹⁸ The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance.
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.
WEB: “‘The Lord GOD says: “If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance. It shall belong to his sons. It is their possession by inheritance.
ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance.
DARBY: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it shall be that one's inheritance, for his sons: it shall be their possession by inheritance.
BLB: Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘If the prince gives a gift to man of his sons [as] his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it [is] their possession by inheritance.

ÅB: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Når fyrsten gir noen av sine sønner en gave, så er det hans arv; det skal tilhøre hans sønner, det er deres arv og eie.
OTB: Så sier Herren Gud: Hvis fyrsten gir en gave fra sin arv til noen av sine sønner, skal den tilhøre hans etterkommere; det skal være deres eiendom ved arv.
B1930: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Når fyrsten gir nogen av sine sønner en gave, så er det hans arv; det skal tilhøre hans sønner, det er deres arv og eie.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 21:3
Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
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Galatians 4:7
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
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Romans 8:29–32
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
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John 8:35–36
A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
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Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
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Luke 10:42
But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
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Psalms 37:18
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
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Romans 8:15–17
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
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