Ezekiel

Ezekiel 47:3–5

³As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits^a and led me through ankle-deep water.

⁴Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water.

Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.

⁵Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming — a river that could not be crossed on foot.

Footnotes

a 47:3 1,000 (long) cubits is approximately 1,750 feet or 533.4 meters.

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Ezekiel 47:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the man	הָאִ֥ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
went	בְּצֵאת־	bə·ṣêṯ-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
eastward	קָדִ֖ים	qā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine singular	H6921 East, east wind
with a measuring line	וְקָ֣ו	wə·qāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
in his hand	בְּיָד֑וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
he measured off	וַיָּ֤מָד	way·yā·māḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
a thousand	אֶ֙לֶף֙	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
cubits	בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
and led me through	וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי	way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
ankle-deep	אָפְסָֽיִם׃	’ā·p̄ə·sā·yim	Noun - md	H657 the two extremities
water	בַמַּ֖יִם	ḇam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Ezekiel 47:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he measured off	וַיָּ֣מָד	way·yā·māḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
a thousand	אֶ֔לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
and led me through	וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי	way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
knee-deep	בִּרְכָּ֑יִם	bir·kā·yim	Noun - fd	H1290 knee
water	בַמַּ֖יִם	ḇam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
Again he measured	וַיָּ֣מָד	way·yā·māḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
a thousand	אֶ֔לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
and led me through	וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי	way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
waist-deep	מָתְנָֽיִם׃	mā·ṯə·nā·yim	Noun - md	H4975 waist, loins
water	מֵ֥י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine

Ezekiel 47:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once again he measured off	וַיָּ֣מָד	way·yā·māḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
a thousand	אֶ֔לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
but now it was a river	נַ֕חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I could	אוּכַ֖ל	’ū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cross	לַעֲבֹ֑ר	la·‘ă·ḇōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the water	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
had risen	גָא֤וּ	ḡā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1342 rise up
was deep enough for swimming	שָׂ֔חוּ	śā·ḥū	Noun - masculine singular	H7813 swimming
a river	נַ֖חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
could not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be crossed on foot	יֵעָבֵֽר׃	yê·‘ā·ḇêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

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Ezekiel 47:3 Ezekiel 40:3 · Acts 2:4 · Acts 2:33 · Luke 24:49 · Acts 11:16–18 · Zechariah 2:1 · Acts 10:45–46 · Revelation 11:1 · Revelation 21:15

Ezekiel 47:5 Isaiah 11:9 · Habakkuk 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.