28 “This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance.(A) You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. 29 They will eat the grain offering, the sin offering,(B) and the restitution offering. Everything in Israel that is permanently dedicated to the Lord will belong to them.(C) 30 The best of all the firstfruits of every kind and contribution of every kind from all your gifts will belong to the priests.(D) You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest(E) so that a blessing may rest on your homes.(F)

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28 “‘I am to be the only inheritance(A) the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession. 29 They will eat(B) the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted[a] to the Lord(C) will belong to them.(D) 30 The best of all the firstfruits(E) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal(F) so that a blessing(G) may rest on your household.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.