King James Version

Ezekiel 48:12

And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

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וְהָיְתָ֨הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָהֶ֧םlahemtoלָהֶ֧םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toתְּרוּמִיָּ֛הterumiyahoblationתְּרוּמִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “oblation”, the ordinary formH8642a sacrificial offeringoblation.מִתְּרוּמַ֥תmitrumatfrom offeredתְּרוּמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from offered”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).הָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.קֹ֣דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.קָדָשִׁ֑יםqadashimconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גְּב֖וּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.הַלְוִיִּֽםhalviyimthe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it shall be unto them a portion set apart from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

Young’s Literal Translation

even the heave-offering hath been to them, out of the heave-offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites.

World English Bible

It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites.

Darby Translation

And this offering heaved from the heave-offering of the land shall be unto them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

Douay-Rheims

And for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the land holy of holies, by the border of the Levites.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it shall be unto them a portion set apart from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the first-fruits shall be given to them out of the first-fruits of the land, even a most holy portion from the borders of the Levites.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται αὐτοῖς ἡ ἀπαρχὴ δεδομένη ἐκ τῶν ἀπαρχῶν τῆς γῆς, ἅγιον ἁγίων ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων τῶν Λευειτῶν.