Ezekiel
Ezekiel 47:4
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.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.