Ezekiel 46:18

“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.””

Ezekiel 46:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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