29 They shall (A)eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; and everything (B)banned from secular use in Israel shall be theirs. 30 And the first of all the (C)first fruits of every kind and every [a]contribution of every kind, from all your [b]contributions, shall be for the priests; you shall also give to the priest the (D)first of your [c]dough, to make a (E)blessing rest on your house. 31 The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has (F)died a natural death or has been torn to pieces by animals.

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  1. Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s)
  2. Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s)
  3. Ezekiel 44:30 Or coarse meal

29 They will eat(A) the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted[a] to the Lord(B) will belong to them.(C) 30 The best of all the firstfruits(D) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal(E) so that a blessing(F) may rest on your household.(G) 31 The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead(H) or torn by wild animals.(I)

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  1. Ezekiel 44:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.