Ezekiel 44:28

In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD addresses the visionary concerning the Levitical priests immediately after prescribing their sin offering upon entering the sanctuary. The words — The Hebrew נַחֲלָתָם (na.cha.la.Tam) means "their inheritance," paired with אֲחֻזָּה ('a.chu.Zah), meaning "possession." The text explicitly states God will become their inheritance and possession rather than granting them land in Israel. The thread — This declaration mirrors the landless provision given to Aaron and the Levites in Numbers 18:20, Joshua 13:33, and Deuteronomy 18:1. Why it lands — The verse commands readers to accept divine provision as the priestly portion instead of territorial land. It requires acknowledging God alone as the sustaining inheritance for those serving in the sanctuary.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיְתָ֤הve./ha.ye.Tahand/ it will becomeלָהֶם֙la./Hemfor/ themלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle./na.cha.Lah<into>/ an inheritance אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI נַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.Ta/m[am] inheritance/ their וַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva./'a.chu.Zahand/ a possession לֹֽא־lo'-not תִתְּנ֤וּti.te.Nuyou will giveלָהֶם֙la./Hemto/ themבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe./Yis.ra.'Elin/ Israel אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.Ta/m[am] possession/ their

King James Version

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

Cross-references

Numbers 18:20 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
Joshua 13:33 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
Deuteronomy 18:1 The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
Deuteronomy 10:9 That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
Ezekiel 45:4 It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.
Joshua 13:14 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
Ezekiel 48:9 The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;