Ezekiel

Ezekiel 47:5

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.

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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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Isaiah 11:9 · Habakkuk 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.