Andוְthe chiefהַנָּשִׂיאshall notלֹאtakeיִקַּחfrom the inheritanceמִנַּחֲלַתof the people,הָעָםoppressing themלְהוֹנֹתָםout of their possession;מֵאֲחֻזָּתָםfrom his own possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּתוֹhe shall give inheritanceיַנְחִלto his sons,אֶת בָּנָיוso thatלְמַעַן אֲשֶׁרmy peopleעַמִּיshall notלֹאbe scattered,יָפֻצוּeachאִישׁfrom his possession.”מֵאֲחֻזָּתוֹ
Ezekiel 46:18
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 46:18, word by word
- the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- takeיִקַּחyikach
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “yikach” appears- from the inheritanceנַּחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- oppressing themהוֹנֹתָhonota
mistreat, oppress
Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.
Where else “honota” appears- out of their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָachuzata
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzata” appears- he shall give inheritanceיַנְחִלyanchil
apportion
To distribute the land as an inheritance among those who will receive it.
Where else “yanchil” appears- to his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- be scatteredיָפֻצוּyafutsu
be scattered
To end up scattered in many places, like a people without a shepherd.
Where else “yafutsu” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
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.
18 · This verse (above)
19And he brought me through the entry that was at the side of the gate to the holy chambers for the priests, which faced north; and look, there was a place at the far end toward the sea.