Ezekiel 48:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the LORD.

New Living Translation
None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.

English Standard Version
They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

Berean Study Bible
They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or allow this choice portion of land to pass to others; for it is holy to the LORD.

NASB 1995
"Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; for it is holy to the LORD.

NASB 1977
“Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; for it is holy to the LORD.

Amplified Bible
And they shall not sell any of it or exchange it, or allow this choice portion of land to pass to others; for it is holy to the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD."

Contemporary English Version
and they must never sell or trade any of this land--it is the best land and belongs to me.

Good News Translation
The area dedicated to the LORD is the best part of all the land, and none of it may be sold or exchanged or transferred to anyone else. It is holy and belongs to the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They must not sell any of it or trade any of it. They must not let others have the best part of the land, because the land is the LORD's and it is holy.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, they are not to sell or exchange any part of it, nor transfer these first fruits of the land, because it is holy to the LORD.

NET Bible
They must not sell or exchange any of it; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apart to the LORD.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

New King James Version
And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
And they shall not sell any of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy to the LORD.

World English Bible
They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy to Yahweh.

American King James Version
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first fruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD.

American Standard Version
And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto Jehovah.

A Faithful Version
And they shall not sell any of it, nor trade it, nor cause the firstfruits of the land to pass away. For it is holy to the LORD

Darby Bible Translation
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy unto Jehovah.

English Revised Version
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange it, nor shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated: for it is holy unto the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And they shall not sel of it, neither change it, nor abalienate the first fruites of the land: for it is holy vnto the Lorde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Of this portion they shall sell nothing, nor make any permutation thereof, nor alienate the first fruites of the lande: for it is holy vnto the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Of this porcio they shal sell nothinge, ner make eny permutacion therof, lest the chefe of the londe fall vnto other, for it is halowed vnto the LORDE.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they do not sell of it, nor exchange, nor cause the first-fruit of the land to pass away: for [it is] holy to YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
And they do not sell of it, nor exchange, nor cause to pass away the first-fruit of the land: for it is holy to Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they shall not sell from it and it shall not be exchanged, and he shall not cause the first-fruits to pane away, for it is holy to Jehovah.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall not sell thereof, nor exchange, neither shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated, because they are sanctified to the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they shall not sell from it, nor exchange, and the first-fruits of the land shall not be transferred. For these have been sanctified to the Lord.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They shall not sell any of it and they shall not exchange it, and they shall not do away with the first fruit of the land, because its holiness is of LORD JEHOVAH

Lamsa Bible
And they shall not sell any of it, neither exchange it, nor do away with the tithes of the land; for it is holy to the LORD.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they shall not sell of it, nor exchange, nor alienate the first portion of the land; for it is holy unto the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
No part of it shall be sold, nor measured as for sale, neither shall the first-fruits of the land be taken away: for they are holy to the Lord.
















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