Ezekiel 47:5
Once 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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ASV
Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
KJV
Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣מָד | vai.Ya.mod | and he measured out | H4058 → |
| אֶ֔לֶף | 'E.lef | a thousand [cubits] | H505 → |
| נַ֕חַל | Na.chal | a river | H5158 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| אוּכַ֖ל | 'u.Khal | I was able | H3201 → |
| לַעֲבֹ֑ר | la.'a.Vor | to pass through | H5674 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| גָא֤וּ | ga.'U | they had risen | H1342 → |
| הַמַּ֙יִם֙ | ha.Ma.yim | the waters | H4325 → |
| מֵ֣י | mei | waters of | H4325 → |
| שָׂ֔חוּ | Sa.chu | swimming | H7813 → |
| נַ֖חַל | Na.chal | a river | H5158 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יֵעָבֵֽר׃ | ye.'a.Ver | it was passed through | H5674 → |
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