Ezekiel 44:28

“And it shall be for them as an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and a possession you shall not give them in Israel: I am their possession.”

Ezekiel 44:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 44:28, word by word

And it shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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and a possessionאֲחֻזָּהachuza

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

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giveתִתְּנוּtitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titnu” appears
in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

27And on the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall present his sin offering, declares Adonai YHWH.

28 · This verse (above)

29The grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, they shall eat them; and every thing devoted to destruction in Israel shall be theirs.

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