Ezekiel 46:17

“But 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.”

Ezekiel 46:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 46:17, word by word

he 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
from his inheritanceנַּחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalat” appears
to oneאַחַדachad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achad” appears
of his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

Where else “avaday” appears
it shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
until the yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shenat” appears
of libertyדְּרוֹרderor

liberty

Release for slaves and debtors.

Where else “deror” appears
then it shall returnשָׁבַתshavat

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shavat” appears
to the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi

chief

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

Where else “nasi” appears
belongs to his sonsבָּנָיbanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “banay” appears

The context

16Thus 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.

17 · This verse (above)

18And the chief shall not take from the inheritance of the people, oppressing them out of their possession; from his own possession he shall give inheritance to his sons, so that my people shall not be scattered, each from his possession.”

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