And the firstוְרֵאשִׁיתof allכָּלthe firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵיof everything,כֹלand everyוְכָלcontributionתְּרוּמַתof everything,כֹּלof allמִכֹּלyour contributions,תְּרוּמוֹתֵיכֶםshall beיִהְיֶהfor the priests;לַכֹּהֲנִיםand the firstוְרֵאשִׁיתof your doughעֲרִסוֹתֵיכֶםyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּto the priest,לַכֹּהֵןto causeלְa blessingבְּרָכָהto restהָנִיחַon your house.אֶל בֵּיתֶךָ
Ezekiel 44:30
Study it in the app“And the first of all the firstfruits of everything, and every contribution of everything, of all your contributions, shall be for the priests; and the first of your dough you shall give to the priest, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 44:30, word by word
- And the firstרֵאשִׁיתreshit
best
The best of something, what is set apart for its quality.
Where else “reshit” appears- the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵיbikure
firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.
Where else “bikure” appears- contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appears- shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- for the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- of your doughעֲרִסוֹתֵיarisote
dough
Dough, coarse meal.
Where else “arisote” appears- you shall giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titnu” appears- a blessingבְּרָכָהberacha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “beracha” appears- to restהָנִיחַhaniach
rest
To stay still and settle in a place.
Where else “haniach” appears- on your houseבֵּיתֶbete
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bete” appears
The context
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.
30 · This verse (above)
31Any animal that died or one torn by beasts, from the birds or from the livestock, the priests shall not eat.’”