Ezekiel 44:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it hath been to them for an inheritance; I <FI>am<Fi> their inheritance: and a possession ye do not give to them in Israel; I <FI>am<Fi> their possession.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 44:28 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 18:20Then 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.
- Deuteronomy 10:9That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
- Deuteronomy 18:1The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 18:2Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
- Joshua 13:14To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Joshua 13:33To 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.
- Ezekiel 45:4It 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.
- Ezekiel 48:9The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
- 1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
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