ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהIfכִּיthe chiefהַנָּשִׂיאgivesיִתֵּןa giftמַתָּנָהto anyלְאִישׁof his sons,מִבָּנָיוit is his inheritance;נַחֲלָתוֹitהִיאshall belongתִּהְיֶהto his sons;לְבָנָיוitהִיאis their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָםby inheritance.בְּנַחֲלָה
Ezekiel 46:16
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: If the chief gives a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance; it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 46:16, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehovi” appears- the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- givesיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- a giftמַתָּנָהmatana
gift
Gift, present.
Where else “matana” appears- to anyאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- of his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- it is his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- shall belongתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- is their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָachuzata
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzata” appears
The context
15And they shall offer the lamb and the grain offering and the oil morning after morning, as a continual burnt offering.
16 · This verse (above)
17But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty; then it shall return to the chief; only his inheritance belongs to his sons; it shall be theirs.