Ezekiel 46:16
Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons’; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
KJV
Hæc dicit Dominus Deus : Si dederit princeps donum alicui de filiis suis, hæreditas ejus filiorum suorum erit : possidebunt eam hæreditarie.
Vulgate
Τάδε λέγει Κύριος θεός Ἐὰν δῷ ὁ ἀφηγούμενος δόμα ἑνὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ, τοῦτο τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ ἔσται κατάσχεσις ἐν κληρονομίᾳ.
LXX
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance.
ASV
כֹּה אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהֹוִ֗ה כִּֽי יִתֵּ֨ן הַ/נָּשִׂ֤יא מַתָּנָה֙ לְ/אִ֣ישׁ מִ/בָּנָ֔י/ו נַחֲלָת֥/וֹ הִ֖יא לְ/בָנָ֣י/ו תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲחֻזָּתָ֥/ם הִ֖יא בְּ/נַחֲלָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 21:3 — And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
- Ezek 45:7 — And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before
- Gal 4:7 — Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.