Ezekiel 45:16

“All the people of the land shall be bound to this contribution for the chief in Israel.”

Ezekiel 45:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 45:16, word by word

the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
shall be boundיִהְיוּyihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihyu” appears
to this contributionתְּרוּמָהteruma

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

Where else “teruma” appears
for the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nasi” 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.

Where else “yisrael” appears

The context

15And one lamb from the flock out of every two hundred, from the watered pastures of Israel, for a grain offering and for a burnt offering and for peace offerings, to make expiation for them, declares Adonai YHWH.

16 · This verse (above)

17And on the chief shall be the duty of the burnt offerings and the grain offering and the libation at the feasts and at the new moons and on the Sabbaths, at all the appointed times of the house of Israel; he shall offer the sin offering and the grain offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings, to make expiation for the house of Israel.

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