The Meaning of Ezekiel 46:17 Explained

Ezekiel 46:17

KJV: But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.

YLT: And when he giveth a gift out of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it hath been to him till the year of freedom, and it hath turned back to the prince, only the inheritance of his sons is theirs.

Darby: But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty; and it shall return to the prince: to his sons alone shall his inheritance remain.

ASV: But if he give of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for his inheritance, it shall be for his sons.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But if he give  a gift  of his inheritance  to one  of his servants,  then it shall be his to the year  of liberty;  after it shall return  to the prince:  but his inheritance  shall be his sons'  for them. 

What does Ezekiel 46:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 46

1  Ordinances for the prince in his worship
9  and for the people
16  An order for the prince's inheritance
19  The courts for boiling and baking

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 46:17 mean?

But if he gives a gift of some of his inheritance to one of his servants and it shall be his until the year of liberty and after which it shall return to the prince But his inheritance shall [belong] to his sons theirs it shall become
וְכִֽי־ יִתֵּ֨ן מַתָּנָ֜ה מִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹ לְאַחַד֙ מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו וְהָ֤יְתָה לּוֹ֙ עַד־ שְׁנַ֣ת הַדְּר֔וֹר וְשָׁבַ֖ת לַנָּשִׂ֑יא אַ֚ךְ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ בָּנָ֖יו לָהֶ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה

וְכִֽי־  But  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יִתֵּ֨ן  he  gives 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מַתָּנָ֜ה  a  gift  of 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַתָּנָה  
Sense: gift.
מִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹ  some  of  his  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
לְאַחַד֙  to  one 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו  of  his  servants 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וְהָ֤יְתָה  and  it  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לּוֹ֙  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
שְׁנַ֣ת  the  year 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
הַדְּר֔וֹר  of  liberty 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דְּרֹור 
Sense: a flowing, free run, liberty.
וְשָׁבַ֖ת  and  after  which  it  shall  return 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לַנָּשִׂ֑יא  to  the  prince 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
נַחֲלָת֔וֹ  his  inheritance  shall  [belong]  to 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
בָּנָ֖יו  his  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
לָהֶ֥ם  theirs 
Parse: Preposition-l, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
תִּהְיֶֽה  it  shall  become 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.

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