28 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.

29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

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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) 31 The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead(I) or torn by wild animals.(J)

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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.