Ezekiel 46:17 Lexicon: "But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince. His inheritance shall be only his sons'; it shall belong to them.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"But if	וְכִֽי־ (ve·chi-)	3588: that, for, when	a prim. conjunction
he gives	יִתֵּ֨ן (yit·ten)	5414: to give, put, set	a prim. root
a gift	מַתָּנָ֜ה (mat·ta·nah)	4979: a gift	fem. of mattan
from his inheritance	מִנַּחֲלָתֹ֗ו (min·na·cha·la·tov)	5159: possession, property, inheritance	from an unused word
to one	לְאַחַד֙ (le·'a·chad)	259: one	a prim. card. number
of his servants,	מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו (me·'a·va·dav,)	5650: slave, servant	from abad
it shall be his until	עַד־ (ad-)	5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, while	from adah
the year	שְׁנַ֣ת (she·nat)	8141: a year	from shana
of liberty;	הַדְּרֹ֔ור (had·de·ro·vr,)	1865: a flowing, free run, liberty	from an unused word
then it shall return	וְשָׁבַ֖ת (ve·sha·vat)	7725: to turn back, return	a prim. root
to the prince.	לַנָּשִׂ֑יא (lan·na·si;)	5387a: one lifted up, a chief, prince	from nasa
His inheritance	נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו (na·cha·la·tov,)	5159: possession, property, inheritance	from an unused word
[shall be] only	אַ֚ךְ (ach)	389: surely, howbeit	of uncertain derivation, see aken
his sons';	בָּנָ֖יו (ba·nav)	1121: son	a prim. root
it shall belong	וְהָ֤יְתָה (ve·ha·ye·tah)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
to them.

KJV Lexicon

But if he give
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

a gift
mattanah (mat-taw-naw')
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe -- gift.

of his inheritance
nachalah (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.

to one
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

of his servants
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.

then it shall be his to the year
shaneh (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).

of liberty
drowr (der-ore')
freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear -- liberty, pure.

after it shall return
shuwb (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively

to the prince
nasiy' (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.

but his inheritance
nachalah (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.

shall be his sons'
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.

for them

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince. His inheritance shall be only his sons'; it shall belong to them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom, when it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it is theirs.

International Standard Version
But if he gives a gift to any of his servants, it is to belong to the servant until the Year of Release, at which time it is to be returned to the Regent Prince. His inheritance is to belong only to his sons.

NET Bible
But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will be his until the year of liberty; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance will only remain with his sons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But suppose the prince offers a gift from his property to one of his servants. The gift will belong to the servant only until the year of freedom. Then the gift will go back to the prince. Only his sons can inherit his property.

King James 2000 Bible
But if he gives a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; afterward it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons', for them.

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