Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 46:16

A church father on this verse
“(Verses 16-17) Thus says the Lord God: If a prince (or leader) gives a gift to someone from his own sons, it shall be the inheritance of his sons; they shall possess it as an inheritance. But if he gives a legacy from his own inheritance to one of his servants, it shall belong to him until the year of release (for whi…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

16Thus saith the Lord God; If the prince shall give a gift to one of his sons out of his inheritance, this shall be to his sons a possession as an inheritance.

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In context

14And he shall prepare a freewill offering for it in the morning, the sixth part of a measure of flour, and a third part of a hin of oil to mix therewith the fine flour, as a freewill offering to the Lord, a perpetual ordinance.

15Ye shall prepare the lamb, and the freewill offering, and the oil in the morning, for a perpetual whole burnt sacrifice.

— Ezekiel 46:16 —

17But if he give a gift to one of his servants, then it shall belong to him until the year of release; and then he shall restore it to the prince: but of the inheritance of his sons the possession shall continue to them.

18And the prince shall by no means take of the inheritance of the people, to oppress them: he shall give an inheritance to his sons out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered, every one from his possession.

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