complete verse (Ezekiel 45:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 45:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Each person must bring a gift to the king of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All Israelinhon will-bring these offerings in-order to be-used by the leader of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “All the Israeli people must join in bringing those offerings to the king of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Ezekiel 45:16

All the people of the land shall give this offering to the prince in Israel: Apparently, the people of the land, that is, the Israelites, will not bring their offerings directly to the Temple. Instead, they will give them to the prince in Israel, that is, their king (see Ezek 45.7). However, as the next verse makes clear, these offerings will not be for his personal use. He will store the grain and keep the animals until they are needed in the Temple. Both Revised Standard Version and Good News Translation follow the Septuagint for this verse since the Hebrew text is unclear.

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .