Ezekiel

Ezekiel 47:3

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.